Tools Programmer - Procedural

Job Description

Engineering at Epic

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

We're looking for an experienced generalist programmer passionate about procedural world creation tools. The ideal candidate should have some experience working with Level Designers/Technical artists and other content creators in the Video Game industry, have a strong understanding of the challenges associated with creating and populating large worlds and have ambitious ideas and keen interest in automating workflows. If your dream job is to design and develop cutting edge procedural world generation systems in the Unreal Editor, we want to hear from you.

In this role, you will
• Design and implement procedural world generation tools in the Unreal Engine
• Design and implement user interfaces for the editor
• Fix bugs and maintain the Unreal Engine code base
• Analyze and fix common problems in a game engine such as load times, memory usage, and performance problems
• Support external customers by answering their requests and questions

What we're looking for
• Excellent C++ skills
• Experience working with Level Designers
• Experience writing tools that improve the user experience of the consumer of the tool or that add some obvious value to game development or similar field
• Well versed in software engineering principles
• Familiarity with an existing game engine with an understanding of game engine and editor concepts
• Familiarity with game production pipelines and popular DCC tools.
• Familiarity with multiple platforms and/or Unreal Engine is a plus
• Experience developing in a large codebase; ideally experience designing and implementing a tool from the ground up
• Demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal)
• Someone who is user-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmx4e6-3-133-119-66-42 in your application.