Senior Programmer, Graphics Tools

Epic Games; Montreal; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits for employees and depend

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life and AD&D

Retirement savings plan with employer

Mental well-being program (Modern Life

Job summary

Epic Games in Montreal is seeking a Senior Tools Programmer to evolve artist tools inside the Unreal Editor, focusing on geometry and texture processing, terrain authoring, and procedural generation.

You will collaborate with artists and other developers across teams, refactor tools for agentic workflows, and create new utilities that boost content creation efficiency for a leading game engine used worldwide.

Qualifications

• Excellent C++ skills.
• Background in developing artist tools within games or film.
• Experience with geometry processing, texture processing, or procedural generation.
• Fluency in agentic workflows for programming tasks.
• Track record of applying AI capabilities to artist workflows.
• Experience developing in a large codebase.
• Ability to work independently and deliver as part of a distributed team.
• Experience collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support and extend existing artist tools for internal and external users.
• Refactor existing tools to be more accessible and effective for agentic workflows.
• Create new tools at the intersection of user-driven and agent-driven content creation.
• Collaborate with artists on internal projects and productions.
• Work with other developers across team boundaries on shared initiatives.
• Contribute to major initiatives that shape the future of the Unreal Editor.

Skills

C++ skills

Artist tools development

Geometry processing

Texture processing

Procedural generation

Agentic workflows

AI capabilities

Large codebase

Independent work

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Editor

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

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 Senior Tools Programmer to evolve artist tools within the Unreal Editor, particularly in geometry and texturing processing, terrain authoring, and procedural generation. An important aspect of this role is supporting both user-driven and agentic workflows, including exploring and implementing new interaction paradigms to accelerate content creation. You'll directly impact artist productivity by developing user-facing tools for one of the leading game engines used by developers worldwide.

In this role, you will

• Support and extend existing artist tools for internal and external users
• Refactor existing tools to be more accessible and effective for agentic workflows
• Create new tools at the intersection of user-driven and agent-driven content creation
• Collaborate with artists on internal projects and productions
• Work with other developers across team boundaries on shared initiatives
• Contribute to major initiatives that shape the future of the Unreal Editor

What we're looking for

• Excellent C++ skills
• Strong background in developing artist tools within the games or film industry
• Experience with geometry processing, texture processing, or procedural generation
• Fluency in using current agentic tools and workflows for programming tasks
• Track record of exploring and applying AI capabilities to advance artist workflows
• Experience developing in a large codebase
• Ability to work independently and deliver effectively as part of a distributed team
• Experience working collaboratively to deliver high-quality outcomes across teams

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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