Lead Ue Tools Engineer

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.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a Lead Tools Engineer who is passionate about writing world building tools for artists. You will help develop the next generation of tools used by the leading artists in the industry. You will make a direct impact on the creativity and productivity of artists across the world. This role requires leading and mentoring a team of engineers, along with hands-on development.

In this role, you will
• Lead a team of software engineers with varying levels of experience and mentor junior resources
• Own and develop from scratch in engine world building tools. Use hands-on technical expertise to drive solutions for a range of challenges
• Partner and collaborate with all disciplines (i.e., programmers, artists, and designers) to identify areas for improvements, gather feedback, and design solutions for customer needs
• Set guiding priorities and assign tasks and projects to all team members
• Monitor performance and develop team members through coaching and providing training opportunities
• Design the architecture for main modules and implement well-documented new features
• Creating, optimizing and enhancing algorithms and data structures

What we're looking for
• 6+ years of experience building high-performing, architecturally complex products
• 3+ years of experience with UE in both C++ and Blueprints is required
• 2+ years of leadership or mentorship experience leading other software engineers
• Experience with building highly performant real time experiences
• Experience with code reviews and automated testing
• Excellent communication skills

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-r76zqk-3-142-54-18-42 in your application.