**Engineering**

**Game Server Programmer (R21426)**

**Department**Engineering

**Location**Bellevue

Washington, United States

**Product**Fortnite

**Company**Epic Games

**Requisition ID**R21426

At the core of Epics success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether its building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, were always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

**Games | FN Engineering**

**What You'll Do**

As part of the server team, you will be innovating and pushing the limits of whats possible in multiplayer gaming while delivering the best experience possible for our players. You will problem-solve server performance and stability, and guide developers in creating new industry-leading features. Most importantly youll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to continue making Fortnite one of the most popular and engaging gaming experiences in the world!

**In This Role You Will**

* Improve player experience by optimizing systems for latency, bandwidth, CPU usage, and memory

* Monitor live server data, problem-solving issues and making data analysis improvements along the way

* Architect and develop new features to enable continued growth

* Act as a bridge and subject matter expert between game developers and Unreal Engine networking tech

* Build tools and workflows to enable developer efficiency and autonomy

**What We're Looking For**

* Experience shipping networked multiplayer games

* Excellent C skills, with familiarity with scripting systems like Blueprint, Lua, Python, etc.

* Experience in a cross-disciplinary development environment, with excellent communication skills.

* Familiarity with an existing game engine with an understanding of game networking concepts

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

* Self-motivated, strong work ethic, and able to work independently

* Creativity in problem-solving and the ability to think outside of the established solutions

* Keen interest in games

****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 for 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. We offer coverage for Medical, Dental, Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, AD&D and Life Insurance, 401k, and profit-sharing.

All Epic employees can enjoy drinks, snacks, and lunches every day, free of charge in studios - and we offer plenty of annual celebrations for employees and family members to show the love for our people. Additionally, each year, we celebrate the Epic family with company-wide paid breaks, generous paid time off, and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical - we think our people are pretty awesome!

Epic Games spans across 12 countries with 32 studios and 3,000 employees globally. For over 25 years, weve 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. Epics 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.

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 .