Senior Tools Programmer, UI Systems

Epic Games; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 182,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Tools Programmer, where you'll enhance the Unreal Engine UI systems. This role offers the opportunity to innovate and collaborate with talented teams, contributing to cutting-edge projects that empower developers worldwide. With a focus on improving game development efficiency, you'll be at the forefront of creating tools that impact millions. Enjoy a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusivity, along with comprehensive benefits to ensure your well-being. If you're passionate about technology and creativity, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

100% health benefits for employees and dependents

Supplemental medical, dental, and vision coverage

Mental well-being program

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Telemedicine services

Life and AD&D insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Excellent C++ skills and experience in a large codebase.
• Strong understanding of UI Frameworks and runtime UI engines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize UI tech for Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate with teams to improve user experience.

Skills

C++

UI Frameworks

Problem-solving

Collaboration

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 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)

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.

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

British Columbia Base Pay Range $182,815 — $268,128 CAD ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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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