Senior Developer, Launcher Team

ENGINEERING - EPIC GAMES SERVICES

What We Do

Driving the plug-in power behind Unreal Engine 5. We bridge connections for licensees and our own internal game teams to online services. This allows games like Fortnite to utilize a combination of platform online services as well as Epic's own online services to build cross-platform online features. Login, parties, voice chat, matchmaking, purchasing, cloud storage, and analytics are just a few examples of online features that our Online Game Services team helps games utilize.
What You'll Do

As a member of our Launcher team, you can expect to coordinate with a cross-site group of highly skilled individuals. You will have opportunities to architect new features and evolve existing products used daily by millions of gamers, developers, and enterprise professionals. You will partner closely with backend services teams to ensure that the underlying systems we build meet internal and external customer needs.
In this role, you will

Focus on the technical implementation and evolution of the Epic Games Launcher application
Be hands-on and use your technical expertise to drive solutions for a range of challenges
Collaborate with other teams (including Product, Design, QA, and Backend Service Teams)
Design, architect, implement, and ship well-documented new features
Improve, and evolve existing tools and features
Maintain and hunt for bugs in existing code bases
Take part in foundational work as we embark on a new chapter for our desktop clients

What we're looking for

Excellent C++ skills and software engineering principles
Strong problem-solving, logic, and troubleshooting skills
Ability to architect system interfaces and tools
Track record of development on tight schedules with complex technical requirements
Passion for building great user experiences and products that serve diverse use cases

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.