Intern - Engine Programmer

Job Description

ENGINEERING - UNREAL ENGINE
What We Do
Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
ENGINE PROGRAMMER INTERN
What You'll Do
Epic Games is looking for an Engine Programmer Intern to join our Developer Experience and Efficiency team. In this role, you'll work with experienced programmers to develop low-level tools to help identify performance and iteration problems or use them to improve content iteration performance of UE and UEFN. The ideal candidate will have a love of practical problem-solving and an affinity for improving the day-to-day workflow of other developers.
In this role, you will
• Establish test workflows to validate correctness and prevent regressions of our content creator workflows in UE and UEFN
• Work on performance tooling to help identify performance bottlenecks or facilitate data analysis
• Develop custom tools and pipelines for other programmers or content creators to help them better achieve their goals
• Work with other senior programmers to profile and optimize critical paths of UE and UEFN editor iteration workflow
What we're looking for
• C++ skills and knowledge of programming principles
• Some knowledge about multithreaded code
• Interested in low level systems and API design
• Someone who is passionate, solution-oriented and proactive
• An interest in UX and workflow design would be preferable
This internship has a flexible start date in 2026. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-qk6w76-216-73-216-111-42 in your application.