Video Game Development, Game Engine Development, Digital Distribution

Senior Mobile Programmer

Porto AlegreOnsiteFull TimeSeniorPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

Fortnite
mobile hardware
platform APIs
cross-platform API development
low-level code
deep optimization
software engineering principles
game engine
engine concepts
editor concepts

Nice to have

Unreal Engine
shipped projects

Role summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Mobile Platform Engineer for their Fortnite Technology Team. This role involves designing and implementing platform APIs for Android and iOS, guiding cross-platform development, and optimizing low-level systems within Unreal Engine. The engineer will focus on performance, memory usage, and platform-specific issues, as well as improving toolchains like compilers and debuggers. The ideal candidate has a strong C++ background, experience shipping games or real-time visualization systems, and familiarity with game engines and profiling tools. Prior Unreal Engine experience is a plus.

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

The Fortnite Technology Team is looking for an experienced Mobile Platform Engineer passionate about creating world-class, industry leading game engine technologies, targeting the full spectrum of the Android and IOS platforms. You'll work with the latest in Unreal software and mobile hardware offerings to design and implement platform APIs, guide cross-platform API development, and create robust platform support as required by the demands of Fortnite as we continue to grow in this market. If you're an experienced engineer looking for an opportunity to grow and contribute to our engine and feature development, we want to talk to you!

In this role, you will

Collaborate with a wide variety of Fortnite engineering and content creation teams to solve complex technical challenges in ways that move the stability and quality of Fortnite forward

Implement and improve various low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, i.e. memory allocators (physical and virtual), file systems, input systems, graphics APIs (Metal and Vulkan), shader compilers, etc.

Analyze and continuously strive to solve and optimize problems related to a modern game engine (load times, memory usage and platform specific performance issues) and the wide range of content delivered within Fortnite

Make improvements to platform toolchains, i.e. compiler/linker support, deployment to device, SDK upgrades, platform specific data management tools, debugger integration, crash reporting, etc.

Help us embrace, support, extend, and enhance our engine for future hardware

What we're looking for

Strong programming background and C++ knowledge

Experience with a broad range of engineering areas in shipping games or real-time visualization systems, with special attention given to low-level code and deep optimization

Experience developing for Android or IOS-based systems

Well-versed in software engineering principles

Familiarity with an existing game engine with an understanding of engine and editor concepts

Familiarity with development tools and profiling on modern systems, including frame capture and profiling with engine-level and platform-specific tooling

Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making trade-offs between usability, performance, and power

Prior shipped projects with Unreal Engine is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps). Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance. We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.

ABOUT US

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.

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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