Lead Visual Language Programmer

Job Description

ENGINEERING

What We Do

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We're always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide. Building new game experiences requires both content and code, and we're working on tools for both.

What You'll Do

As the Lead Visual Language Programmer at Epic Games, you will be at the center of our mission to enable the next generation of game developers. We are looking for someone with an interest and love for Programming and UX to help develop a visual editor for a new programming language to be used in coding future game experiences at metaverse scale! This visual language is intended to be accessible by both new and expert Unreal users.

In this role, you will
• Be responsible for the overall success of your team.
• Mentor and coach a team of engineers, making everyone around you better.
• Design and implement interaction schemes for visual programming
• Build out and maintain an IDE in which the visual code can be edited
• Integrate the visual language into Unreal Engine at various levels
• Work closely with visual language users to ensure an exceptional user experience
• Fix bugs and maintain the code base

What we're looking for
• Experience leading a team of engineers
• Strong C++ skills and the ability to code and architect systems and tools
• Strong UX comprehension and problem solving skills
• Well-versed in software engineering principles
• Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and power
• Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal)

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-g32mbn-3-19-56-45-42 in your application.