Senior Unreal Engine Programmer — Content Delivery

Epicgames; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private medical

Health plan

Dental insurance

Disability & life insurance

Critical illness

Cycle to work

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a talented Engine Engineer for Unreal Engine in London. You will architect and optimize core engine subsystems, deliver features for live game projects, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to shape content delivery at scale.

JoinEpic Games, a leader in real‑time technology, and contribute to shaping the future of Unreal Engine across PC, console, and mobile platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong C++ skills for low-level engine systems.
• Experience creating and maintaining APIs with backward compatibility.
• Knowledge of design patterns in live environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and collaborate across teams.
• Experience with multiple programming languages.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience writing performant code for multiple hardware platforms, including consoles.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement low-level engine systems across multiple platforms, including networking, I/O interfaces, analytics, and language toolchain.
• Re-architect Unreal Engine to support on-demand content delivery at a granular level.
• Own the design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live game product.
• Integrate multiple engine subsystems to build maintainable solutions.
• Design stable APIs exposing engine capabilities to gameplay layers for internal and external developers.
• Collaborate across core engine and gameplay teams to meet diverse needs.
• Drive technical excellence across platforms including debugging, maintenance, reliability, and optimization.

Skills

C++

APIs

Design patterns

Problem solving

Ambiguity navigation

Multi-language

Communication

Console optimization

AI-assisted tools

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a talented Engine Engineer for Unreal Engine in London. You will architect and optimize core engine subsystems, deliver features for live game projects, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to shape content delivery at scale.

JoinEpic Games, a leader in real‑time technology, and contribute to shaping the future of Unreal Engine across PC, console, and mobile platforms.