Senior Engine Programmer, Unreal Cloud Services

Epicgames; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games in London, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced engineer to join Unreal Cloud Services. You will work at the boundary between the editor and cloud, building cloud-enabled collaboration features for the Unreal Editor and guiding it toward future UE6 integrations.

You will collaborate with product and UX teams, work across editor, networking, storage, and backend systems, and leverage AI-assisted programming to improve tooling and workflows for creators.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ skills with experience in large native codebases.
• Experience building user-facing tools and editor features.
• Experience developing clients that interact with asynchronous or networked services.
• Strong understanding of parallelism, networking, latency, and failure handling.
• Good eye for UX and how it affects creator workflows.
• Experience collaborating with Product, UX, and engineering teams.
• Experience with Unreal Engine or similar tools; Rust is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build Unreal Editor features that bring cloud-based collaboration into editor workflows.
• Create responsive editor experiences that interact with asynchronous and distributed services.
• Work across editor, networking, storage, revision control, and UX systems to integrate cloud workflows.
• Collaborate with Product and UX teams to translate ideas into practical editor experiences.
• Partner with backend engineers on features spanning editor and cloud services.
• Utilize modern development practices, including AI-assisted programming, to improve tooling.

Skills

C++

Editor tools

Distributed services

Networking

UX awareness

Unreal Engine

Rust

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.

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

Join Unreal Cloud Services, the team behind Lore (Epic's next-generation, open-source version control system built for the future of game development). You'll work at the boundary between editor and cloud, making distributed workflows, collaboration, and version control feel like a natural part of the creator experience. As Unreal evolves toward UE6, you'll help bring these capabilities together into a cohesive editor experience.

In this role, you will

• Build Unreal Editor features that bring cloud-based collaboration into everyday creator workflows
• Implement responsive editor experiences that interact with asynchronous and distributed servi
• Work across editor, networking, storage, revision control, and UX systems to make cloud-backed workflows feel natural to Unreal Engi
• Partner with Product and UX teams to turn product ideas into clear, practical, and polished editor experiences
• Collaborate with backend and infrastructure engineers on features that span the editor and cloud services
• Use modern development practices, including AI-assisted programming, to improve implementation, debugging, and iteration

What we're looking for

• Strong C++ skills and experience working in a large native codebase
• Experience building user-facing tools, editor features, and complex interactive workflows
• Experience building clients that interact with asynchronous or networked services
• Strong understanding of parallelism, networking, latency, and failure handling
• Strong eye for user experience and how technical behavior affects creator workflows
• Experience working closely with Product, UX, and engineering teams to ship features
• Experience with Unreal Engine, another game engine, or comparable tools development
• Experience with Rust is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. 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 stun