Research Team - Small Llms / Refinement

Job Description

ENGINEERING - SPECIAL PROJECTS

What We Do

The Special Projects team at Epic is responsible for executing high-impact projects that push the envelope to define the future of real-time graphics and gaming technology (The Matrix Awakens, Lumen in the Land of Nanite). In collaboration with the Unreal Engine team, we strive to put our technology and knowledge into the hands of users, empowering developers and content creators with the most powerful suite of real-time tools in the world.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a Research Engineer to join the research team for a main internal project in the Fortnite ecosystem. They will be responsible for driving core algorithms and research, collaborating, and iterating between programmers, designers, and artists. They will play a critical role in making the next generation of technology used in games within the Fortnite ecosystem.

In this role, you will
• To investigate, develop novel ideas, and expand the boundaries of the state-of-the-art in research. Research contributions include publishing and presenting academic papers at top conferences and journals.
• To contribute deep expertise and actionable knowledge in collaboration with other researchers, engineers artists and designers at Epic Games.
• To guide and mentor junior researchers and students in the internship program.

What we're looking for
• PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills with an emphasis on innovative and practical solutions.
• Excellent programming skills with a preference for experience with Python and C++.
• Experience working in common ML frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow, and rapid prototyping in Python.
• In-depth knowledge in one or more of the following areas: real-time graphics, computer vision, machine learning, animation, large-language models, speech recognition, speech synthesis, linguistics, performance-capture, 3D reconstruction.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal 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-gwk3m2-3-141-37-10-42 in your application.