Senior Verse Language Programmer - Unreal Engine Tooling

Epic Games; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits coverage

Employer 401(k) match

Employee assistance program

Mental health program

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Language Programmer for the Verse team to own the Verse compiler toolchain and VM used by Unreal Engine and UEFN. You will work on core systems that power scripting across UE developers and Verse enthusiasts.

You’ll collaborate with the Verse Language team and UE engineers to improve performance, tooling, and user experience, delivering robust, scalable language features across the Epic Games ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of C++17 or later.
• Experience in language compiler and toolchain development, including compiler internals and VM design.
• Experience developing and optimizing large codebases, balancing usability, performance and power.
• Strong ability to reason about large, interconnected systems.
• Solid grounding in software programming principles including API design.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across programming teams.
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver practical solutions.
• Experience with compiler internals and Unreal Engine integration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Extend, evolve, and maintain the Verse compiler toolchain and VM.
• Optimize performance, memory usage, and iteration times across the Verse toolchain and UE/Verse boundary.
• Work closely with language consumers to ensure an exceptional user experience.
• Establish test workflows to validate improvements and prevent regressions.
• Design and maintain the scripting interface to Unreal Engine, collaborating with the Verse Language team and UE programming org.

Skills

C++17+

Compiler design

Large codebases

Unreal Engine integration

Team collaboration

Tools

Verse toolchain

Unreal Engine

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Language Programmer for the Verse team to own the Verse compiler toolchain and VM used by Unreal Engine and UEFN. You will work on core systems that power scripting across UE developers and Verse enthusiasts.

You’ll collaborate with the Verse Language team and UE engineers to improve performance, tooling, and user experience, delivering robust, scalable language features across the Epic Games ecosystem.