Senior Programmer, AI and Creation Tools

London, England · Cary · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026

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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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Epic Games is seeking a Senior Programmer for AI and Creation Tools to evolve artist tools within the Unreal Editor, focusing on geometry and texturing processing, terrain authoring, and procedural generation.
This role involves supporting both user-driven and agentic workflows, exploring and implementing new interaction paradigms, and directly impacting artist productivity on a leading game engine.

Support and extend existing artist tools for internal and external users
Refactor existing tools to be more accessible and effective for agentic workflows
Create new tools at the intersection of user-driven and agent-driven content creation
Collaborate with artists on internal projects and productions
Work with other developers across team boundaries on shared initiatives
Contribute to major initiatives that shape the future of the Unreal Editor

Excellent C++ skills
Strong background in developing artist tools within the games or film industry
Experience with geometry processing, texture processing, or procedural generation
Fluency in using current agentic tools and workflows for programming tasks
Track record of exploring and applying AI capabilities to advance artist workflows
Experience developing in a large codebase
Ability to work independently and deliver effectively as part of a distributed team
Experience working collaboratively to deliver high-quality outcomes across teams