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Intern - Engine Programmer

Epic Games

Cary, NC 09-05-2024
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  • Paid
  • Internship
  • Entry (0-2 years) Experience
Job Description
ENGINEERING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

ENGINE PROGRAMMER INTERN

What You'll Do

We are looking for an Software Developer intern passionate about creating world-class, industry leading game engine technologies across a variety of operating systems (MacOS, iOS, Linux, etc). You'll be given challenging projects over the work term. These projects will allow you the opportunity to gain new insights into cross-platform compatibility. If you want to build something Epic, this is the opportunity for you!

In this role, you will
• Investigate and resolve issues that impact the Unreal Editor development experience
• Leverage various tools to investigate memory utilization and performance in Unreal Engine across a variety of platforms (MacOS, iOS, Linux).
• Work closely with teams at Epic to improve the workflows of the Engine
• Contribute innovative and original ideas towards aspects of the platform development

What we're looking for
• Degree work in CS or related fields
• Strong knowledge and skills with either C++ or C
• Experience in debugging, ideally, but not required on operating systems other than Windows
• Experience or interest in optimizations and/or performance/memory profiling
• Experience or interest in working with MacOS, iOS, and/or Linux

This internship has a flexible start date in 2025. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r16b20-3-144-224-91-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Epic Games

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation.