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    Lead Platform Engineer, LEGO Fortnite - Cary, United States - Borderless Capital

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    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


    Today, we are growing the team that is forging the first adventures in LEGO Fortnite, blending the engaging and welcoming Fortnite universe with the creativity and playfulness of LEGO.

    We're looking for a Platform Engineering Lead for the Core Tech team within LEGO Fortnite.

    This role is to manage and provide technical leadership for the Platform team, responsible for supporting all devices in the Fortnite ecosystem, performance and memory, and delivering on the Core Tech needs of the game.

    It will be your responsibility to balance the capabilities and capacity of the team, identify and task out work, and ensure future updates are reached shipping quality.

    You will have a dedicated team of reports and the help and close partnership of other Core Tech teams from across Unreal Engine and Fortnite.

    Most importantly, you'll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to bring a brand-new game experience to players worldwide
    In this role, you will

    Manage a tight knit group of Platform developers and ensure a healthy, sustainable, productive environment
    Work closely with production to balance the broad capabilities of the team with project needs and timelines
    Lead a team to design and implement new engine runtime features for the game, and the Unreal Engine itself
    Lead a team to design and implement APIs and supporting tools as required by the demands of the project
    Analyze and optimize both memory and performance in systems that have to scale from high-end to mobile systems
    Collaborate with other teams and disciplines across Epic
    Contribute to the broader design and implementation of the whole project
    What we're looking for

    Management and technical leadership experience, ideally of teams with diverse skill sets and many partnerships
    Experience with Unreal Engine - ideally with projects developed in UE4 or UE5
    Experience in a broad range of engineering areas on shipping games or real time visualization systems, with special attention given to low-level code
    Experience with deep optimization and workflow improvements are very nice to have
    Well-versed in software engineering principles
    Experience in a cross-disciplinary development environment with excellent communication skills. You should be able to communicate and explain trade-offs with non-engineers
    Fearless attitude to making deep and profound changes to an existing engine to provide paradigm shifting improvements that change the world
    Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and robustness
    EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

    Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.

    We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

    Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

    ABOUT US
    Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 studios and 4,500+ employees globally.

    For over 25 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.

    Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic


    Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.

    Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

    here .

    Note to Recruitment Agencies:


    Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement).

    We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found

    here .

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