At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Cary
About Epic Games
- Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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About the role
- The Fortnite Desktop team is seeking a Senior Rendering Engineer to enhance the player experience on PC.
- This role involves working on rendering systems that power Fortnite's visuals, improving existing features, and designing new ones to ensure performance across diverse hardware configurations.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and resolve stability and performance problems of Fortnite on a wide range of PC hardware configurations.
- Solve device-specific CPU and GPU performance and compatibility issues.
- Address rendering performance and device compatibility, including the shader pipeline.
- Improve rendering systems and optimize their stability and performance across various graphics APIs.
- Improve low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, including memory allocators, file systems, and input systems.
- Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases to improve Unreal Engine systems.
- Work with GPU vendors and partners to resolve technical issues and improve graphics drivers.
- Assess performance data across various hardware to improve Unreal Engine rendering systems.
- Collaborate with internal teams, such as the Unreal Engine Rendering Architecture team, to solve complex technical challenges.
Requirements
- Strong C++ knowledge and multi-threaded programming techniques.
- Ability to code and architect various core engine systems.
- Real-time rendering experience in the games or computer graphics industry.
- Knowledge of at least one graphics API.
- General understanding of modern graphics API architecture.
- Experience in profiling and optimizing a large codebase.
- Demonstrated ability to reason about and debug large, interacting systems from the macro-level to the micro-level.
Preferred qualifications
- DirectX 12 experience
- Experience with OS-level systems
- Experience with Windows APIs
- Experience with common frameworks
Benefits
- 100% of medical, dental, and vision HRA premiums paid for employees and dependents
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401k with competitive match
- Mental well-being program through Modern Health
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Paid sabbatical after 7 years of employment
Skills
- C++
- DirectX 12
- Unreal Engine
