Lead Engineer - Harmonix

Job Description

HARMONIX

What We Do

As part of Epic, Harmonix is working to create and enable all types of interactive music experiences in Unreal Engine, Fortnite and beyond. Our ideal candidate will have a deep well of knowledge concerning game development, and also bring a passion for music and creative empowerment for both players and developers alike.

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
• Be a primary hub for communication and information that other disciplines can come to for guidance
• Play a strong role in improving overall team velocity and build health. Be a force multiplier by way of concrete actions
• Promote efficient and timely delivery of core game systems, and speak up when the team is over or under-scoped
• Distill high-level feature requests into meaningful, actionable work-items, and delegate to the team effectively
• Ensure the technical approach being proposed for a given feature satisfies both the surface-level, and deeper, engineering-specific requirements
• Propose architecture and lead the vision for the different game systems needed to deliver features
• Be able and willing to jump-in and participate in writing code when necessary

What we're looking for
• Experience developing games professionally, and shipping AAA titles
• Experience leading a team of gameplay engineers on shipped AAA titles
• A keen analytical mind, with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong C++ skills and the ability to code and architect game systems and tools
• Well versed in games and the ability to articulate what is strong/weak about the design of existing games (an interest in online games is preferred)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Console experience
• Performance profiling and optimization experience
• Experience working on a live service game
• Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and able to work independently
• Creativity in problem-solving and the ability to think outside of the established solutions
• Keen interest in games and music

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-d5op90-18-227-161-226-42 in your application.