Software Engineer

Epic Games, Inc.; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Camden Town is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to guide WebRTC implementation and develop real-time communication services. The role requires proficiency in C++ and experience with WebRTC technologies. Epic Games offers competitive benefits and fosters an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Medical coverage 100% premium paid

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) with competitive match

Unlimited PTO

Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Qualifications

• Highly proficient in C++.
• Deep understanding of signaling concepts for WebRTC.
• Hands-on experience in debugging and optimizing WebRTC stacks.

Responsibilities

• Guide the implementation of WebRTC across multiple Epic Games teams.
• Develop and improve our WebRTC client stack.
• Investigate and explore new technologies for real-time communication.

Skills

C++

WebRTC signaling concepts

Debugging and optimizing WebRTC stacks

Designing C APIs

Build systems like GN and Ninja

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, WebRTC New

Job reference: UtmkZNQIeidz_crt:1762478331094
Company Name: Epic Games
Salary: Competitive
Location: London, United Kingdom
Country: United Kingdom
Industry sector: Programming
Job start date: ASAP
Posted date: 07/11/2025
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level
Job type: Permanent | Full Time
Remote / Hybrid: No

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 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.

ONLINE INFRASTRUCTURE

What We Do

We enable Epic's online services teams to build, deploy, and manage services that are used by more than half a billion players around the world. Our mission is to provide world‑class tools and platforms to improve the experience of our developers and make it easier, faster, and safer to build, operate, and scale their applications. We operate at massive scale as one of the largest cloud computing users in the world.

What You'll Do

As a member of the Media Services team, you will build the platform that empowers existing and upcoming services within the Epic Games ecosystem. You will face great challenges in building highly distributed systems to provide real‑time communication to millions of users. You will work closely with other teams to design and maintain resilient services based on synchronous and asynchronous APIs.

In this role, you will

• Guide the implementation of WebRTC across multiple Epic Games teams
• Develop and improve our WebRTC client stack to ship to a large distribution of platforms
• Investigate and explore new technologies to continuously innovate our real‑time communication services
• Contribute and communicate technical product decisions and provide technical guidance on the vision of WebRTC within Epic Games

What we're looking for

• Highly proficient in C++
• Deep understanding of signaling concepts for WebRTC
• Hands‑on experience in debugging and optimizing WebRTC stacks
• Experience in designing and maintaining C APIs
• Understanding build systems like GN, Ninja

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and a 401(k) with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well‑being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events company‑wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've made award‑winning games and engine technology that empowers others to create visually stunning games and 3D content. Epic's award‑winning Unreal Engine technology gives developers the ability to build high‑fidelity interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, and is embraced by creators across many industries. As we continue to build our engine 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.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.