Tools Programmer

Job Description

ENGINEERING - GAMES

What We Do

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We're always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

We are a new and growing team at Epic, aiming to build innovative new experiences and technology as part of our collaboration with Disney. As a Senior Tools Programmer, you will be responsible for supporting tooling needs, productivity, and content pipelines.

In this role, you will
• Provide tools-related support to artists, designers, animators, level designers, and other members of the development team working on Epic's collaboration with Disney
• Build a clear understanding of our full technology stack, from editor to asset cooking to in-engine test pipeline.
• Build and sustain working relationships with peers and stakeholders within the same problem domain space within the wider Epic family, and ensure that solutions are well-discussed and well-socialized as appropriate
• Improve existing tools, and design and implement new tools as required to support Epic's collaboration with Disney
• Strive to prioritize team productivity, by optimizing our game development and content pipelines
• Track, report, and follow up on all known or significant productivity blockers, editor crashes, etc
• Support internal and external customers by prioritizing and solving issues from feedback

What we're looking for
• 8+ years of experience having worked on and shipped large game projects
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal)
• Excellent C++ skills
• Well-versed in software engineering principles
• Experience writing UIs with a toolkit such as WPF, QT, Slate (UE UI system)
• Experience with asset conversion pipelines and large-scale asset management within a AAA game development environment
• Experience with one or more DCC plugins (Maya, Max, blender, or Houdini)
• Experience with cloud APIs (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud)
• Familiarity with an existing game engine and understanding of editor concepts
• Someone who is user-focused, passionate, pragmatic, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

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.

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