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Tools Programmer

Epic Games

Montreal, QC 09-23-2024
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  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description
PROGRAMMING - 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 programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

We're looking for a Tools Programmer to work on the development of the Unreal Engine UI systems who enjoys working on the engine runtime capabilities and its content creation tools. From WYSIWYG editors to APIs and frameworks targeted at other developers and runtime UI capabilities, we have a wide problem space for you to jump into and make an impact for millions of users. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and passionate to design and implement UI systems that will be integral to the Unreal Engine and used to ship awesome games and tools. You should have an endless list of ideas for improving the efficiency of a game development pipeline.

In this role, you will
• Own, develop, improve, and optimize the code of UI tech used to build tools and in-game UI in Unreal Engine
• Collaborate with all disciplines (i.e., programmers, artists, and designers) to identify areas for improvements, gather feedback, and design solutions for customer needs
• Analyze and fix common problems in a game engine, such as performance issues and memory usage
• Work collaboratively across many of Epics' internal teams
• Work with Unreal Engine's licensees to enable them to overcome their challenges

What we're looking for
• Excellent C++ skills and experience developing in a large codebase
• Experience writing tools that improve the customer's user experience, iteration, and development time in game development or other fields
• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of UI Frameworks and runtime UI engines
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with 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-r04q21-44-200-122-214-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Epic Games

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation.