Senior UI Programmer

About the role

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

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

The Multiproduct team is responsible for building progression systems that reward and engage our players, equipping them with an incredible diversity of looks and styles to show off their personality and interests across all of Fortnite’s experiences, and enabling them to interact socially with the wider Fortnite community. We are looking for a UI Programmer to join us and help create engaging and accessible experiences in the frontend for all players. You’ll bring your own unique perspective to the role and contribute to defining the future of gaming, as you learn and grow alongside a collaborative, supportive, and skilled team.

In this role, you will

- Contribute to the design and implementation of new and existing UI and its intersections with gameplay features and services

- Optimize and fix bugs in existing systems

- Build relationships with adjacent teams including Art, Design, Product, and Performance, while working on cutting edge features that support player experiences across the Fortnite ecosystem

- Collaborate effectively with peers, share knowledge, and support others’ success as well as your own

- Write and document reliable, maintainable code, with extensibility in mind

- Maintain strong attention to detail, especially with regard to functionality, readability and compliance

What we're looking for

- Strong understanding of C++ & technical fundamentals

- Experience developing UI features for mobile platforms

- Unreal Engine development experience

- General experience with web services

- A commitment to delivering quality work with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach, and a willingness to explore and learn unfamiliar systems

- Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully in a remote, cross-disciplinary team environment

- An interest in games or interactive experiences, and UI/UX design principles

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- UMG and Slate experience is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE