About the role
Company Culture and Mission
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, the company is always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by the community and users, constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
What We Do
Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. The team of engineering experts is always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide. The Fortnite Desktop team is seeking an experienced Senior Rendering Engineer to enhance the player experience on PC. This role involves contributing to building and improving Desktop platform support to an industry-leading state, working on the rendering systems that power Fortnite's visuals, and designing new systems to ensure the best player experience across a wide variety of hardware and software configurations.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and resolve stability and performance problems of Fortnite on a wide range of PC hardware configurations, including:
- Solving device-specific CPU and GPU performance and compatibility issues.
- Rendering performance and device compatibility, including the shader pipeline.
- Improving rendering systems and optimizing their stability and performance across various graphics APIs.
- Improvements in low-level systems that interface with platform APIs, such as memory allocators (physical and virtual), file systems, and input systems.
- Monitor stability and performance data from Fortnite releases and improve Unreal Engine’s systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases.
- Work with GPU vendors and other partners to resolve technical issues and collaborate on improving underlying technologies, such as graphics drivers for Fortnite and Unreal Engine.
- Assess performance data across various hardware and improve Unreal Engine’s rendering systems and applications in Fortnite-specific use cases.
- Collaborate with a variety of other Epic teams, such as Unreal Engine’s Rendering Architecture team, to help them solve complex technical challenges to move the stability and quality of Fortnite and internal products forward.
Qualifications
- Strong C++ knowledge and multi-threaded programming techniques; ability to code and architect various core engine systems.
- Real-time rendering experience in the games industry or for the computer graphics industry.
- Knowledge of at least one graphics API (DirectX 12 preferred) and a 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.
- Experience with OS-level systems, Windows APIs, and common frameworks is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
- Epic pays 100% of the premiums for both employees and their dependents for medical, dental, and vision HRA.
- Coverage includes long-term disability and life insurance.
- 401k with competitive match.
- Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, providing free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents.
- Annual events and company-wide paid breaks.
- Unlimited PTO and sick time.
- 7 years of employment qualifies for a paid sabbatical.
- British Columbia Base Pay Range: $197,622—$289,846 CAD.
About Epic Games
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years, the company has made award-winning games and engine technology. Unreal Engine technology provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, and is utilized across various industries including media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. Epic Games values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and is an Equal Opportunity employer.