Tools Lead, Foundation

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.

What You'll Do

As a member of the UE Foundation Team, you will lead highly skilled engineers on an ongoing effort to improve our developer-facing toolset, champion code standards and quality, and improve iteration times . This is an exciting opportunity to make impactful changes that affect thousands of developers across the globe allowing them to develop products more efficiently.

In this role, you will
• Lead a team of build and development tools engineers, and partner with them on goals setting and planning deliverables
• Collaborate with software development teams to understand build requirements and implement efficient build processes
• Manage development and take accountability for delivery of developer tools
• Participate in active development, writing new features and supporting existing ones
• Be accountable for the quality, development practice and delivery of new technology
• Collaborate with other engineering teams and cross-functional groups within Epic Games, as well as with licensees to identify opportunities for future improvement
• Be a vision holder who will ''rally the troops'' and champion impactful change; Foster an environment of growth and empowerment for the team, in an effort to maintain team health

What we're looking for
• You will be highly proficient in C++ development and have an in-depth knowledge of modern C++ language and all its features
• Proficiency in C# required
• Strong understanding of build pipeline and automation tools
• You will have Windows development experience; any familiarity with other operating systems would be advantageous
• Effective communication and leadership skills required, as you will be leading a team of highly-skilled developers

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-gqjb91-18-222-120-133-42 in your application.