Senior Gameplay Engineer: Real-Time Multiplayer & Systems

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k Match

Unlimited PTO

Sabbatical

Mental Health Support

Job summary

Epic Games in North Carolina seeks a Senior Gameplay Programmer to join a focused team building innovative gameplay experiences and technology. You will own core gameplay features and support collaborative development with designers, artists, and engineers, leveraging Unreal Engine and cutting-edge systems to deliver impactful experiences from concept to delivery.

You will work on gameplay mechanics, player abilities, progression, vehicles, and game flow systems, while solving technical

Qualifications

• Expert level C++ programming and architectural design of gameplay mechanics/tools.
• Experience with Unreal Engine and across multiple platforms.
• Significant experience developing online multiplayer games or real-time interactive tech.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deliver core gameplay features and systems (player mechanics, abilities, progression, world systems).
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and other programmers to ensure cohesive gameplay experiences.
• Diagnose and fix gameplay, memory, performance, networking, and scalability issues.
• Distill feature requests into actionable tasks and maintain robust, maintainable code.

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Gameplay systems

Online multiplayer

Team collaboration

Tools

Gameplay Ability Systems

EQs

Enhanced Input

Animation

Job description

Epic Games in North Carolina seeks a Senior Gameplay Programmer to join a focused team building innovative gameplay experiences and technology. You will own core gameplay features and support collaborative development with designers, artists, and engineers, leveraging Unreal Engine and cutting-edge systems to deliver impactful experiences from concept to delivery.

You will work on gameplay mechanics, player abilities, progression, vehicles, and game flow systems, while solving technical