Senior Engine Programmer: Unreal Engine Core Systems

Socket.dev; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance for you and dependets

Dental and Vision coverage

401k with match

Unlimited PTO

Paid sabbatical

Mental health support

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a senior Unreal Engine engineer to architect low-level engine systems, implement cross‑platform features, and help deliver content at scale in live products.

You will own the design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live product, collaborating with core engine and gameplay teams.

Join a team that values performance, stability, and forward‑looking APIs, with extensive benefits and a creative, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Architect low-level engine systems with C++, across platforms.
• Re-architect Unreal Engine to enable on-demand content.
• Own design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live game product.
• Integrate multiple engine subsystems for maintainable solutions.
• Design stable APIs exposing engine capabilities to gameplay layers.
• Collaborate with core engine and gameplay teams to meet evolving needs.
• Drive debugging, maintenance, and optimization across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement low-level engine systems across multiple platforms, including networking, I/O access interfaces, analytics, and the language toolchain.
• Re-architect Unreal Engine to support long-term content delivery goals.
• Own the design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live game product.
• Bring together engine subsystems to achieve maintainable solutions.
• Design stable APIs that expose engine capabilities to gameplay layers.
• Collaborate across core engine and gameplay teams to meet diverse needs.
• Drive technical excellence across platforms with debugging and optimization.

Skills

C++ programming

Backward compatibility

Design patterns

Problem solving

Collaboration

Multi-language

Communication

Performance

AI tools

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a senior Unreal Engine engineer to architect low-level engine systems, implement cross‑platform features, and help deliver content at scale in live products.

You will own the design, development, and delivery of complex new features in a live product, collaborating with core engine and gameplay teams.

Join a team that values performance, stability, and forward‑looking APIs, with extensive benefits and a creative, inclusive culture.