Senior Gameplay Network Programmer

Job Description

ENGINEERING- GAMES

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.

What You'll Do

The Fortnite Tech-Server team is a centralized resource that is responsible for the player experience in Fortnite from a networking perspective. You will work directly with the Unreal Engine and Fortnite game teams to deliver new technologies and tools to empower a massive number of game experiences within Fortnite to run efficiently on our dedicated servers. Join us in continuing to make Fortnite one of the most popular and engaging gaming experiences in the world!

In this role, you will
• Establish clear technical targets for all Fortnite experiences, considering hardware availability and optimizing for value.
• Be a subject matter expert on dedicated server deployment, scaling, and debugging.
• Build the tools and processes required to enable game teams to achieve established technical targets and to operate and monitor dedicated servers in the live environment and respond to issues as they happen in the wild.
• Help determine appropriate cloud hardware, required server configs, CCU and capacity needs of different Fortnite experiences in conjunction with Fortnite game teams.
• Contribute innovative and original ideas towards aspects of the dedicated server platform.

What we're looking for
• Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles.
• Experience developing in a large codebase, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and memory.
• Experience having worked on and shipped large game projects.
• Experience or interest in low level programming or debugging (kernel, user space drivers, networking stack, etc) on Linux.
• Experience in a cross-disciplinary development environment, with strong soft skills.

This role is open to multiple locations (including CA, NYC, and WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren't limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic's generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

New York City Base Pay Range

$161,411 - $236,737 USD

California Base Pay Range

$161,411 - $236,737 USD

Washington Base Pay Range

$171,715 - $251,848 USD

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-d54qv3-3-145-23-123-42 in your application.