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
- We're looking for a senior Tools Programmer to help build the next generation of UI tooling for users and AI-powered agentic workflows.
- You'll shape the systems and frameworks that millions of creators rely on, from WYSIWYG editors to the APIs and runtime UI capabilities used to ship games and tools.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and integrate AI-powered tools and frameworks for UI authoring, iteration, and debugging
- Own and evolve the UI tech codebase used to build tools and in-game UI in Unreal Engine
- Set technical direction for UI tooling and mentor other engineers
- Collaborate across disciplines to identify improvement areas, gather feedback, and design solutions for developer needs
- Profile and resolve performance and memory issues in UI systems
- Work with Epic's internal teams and Unreal Engine licensees to help them solve UI challenges
Requirements
- Strong tools-programming background with experience building tools that improve development workflows in games or other fields
- Deep expertise in the UI domain (UI frameworks, runtime UI engines, and editor/WYSIWYG tooling)
- Excellent C++ skills and experience working in a large codebase
- Some hands-on exposure to AI-powered or agentic workflows, whether through work, courses, or personal projects
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Unreal Engine is a plus
- Experience with Slate and/or UMG is a plus
- Shipped title experience in games or real-time applications is a plus
Benefits
- 100% of premiums paid for medical and dependents
- Dental coverage
- Vision HRA
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401k with competitive match
- Mental well-being program through Modern Health with free therapy and coaching
- Company-wide paid breaks and events
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment
Skills
- C++
- Unreal Engine
- Slate
- UMG
- WYSIWYG Tooling
