What We Do
At Epic Games, we are at the forefront of real-time entertainment, constantly innovating with our team of engineering experts. Our Unreal projects lead the pack in the industry, and we are committed to improving the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Fortnite Online Services team, you will be central to the services that power Fortnite and related experiences globally. You will design and implement highly available, high throughput, and low latency services at scale. This includes both synchronous and asynchronous services, persistent connection services, and a variety of other systems. From design through implementation and deployment, you will have the opportunity to shape the services and features that drive the future of our products.
Responsibilities
- Get things done: You will assess challenges, craft solutions, and implement them.
- Write distributed systems: Handle large-scale challenges using Java.
- Work with public cloud infrastructure: Utilize AWS to facilitate a fast-moving ecosystem.
- Own the entire lifecycle of services: This includes live operations and deployment.
- Craft solutions using modern databases: Work with SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and Redis.
- Collaborate with various teams: Work alongside upstream and downstream service owners, producers, and other cloud, infrastructure, and embedded DevOps engineers to ship solutions.
- Own the outcome: Be accountable for the solutions you build and flexible around the ambiguity of the problem space.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on developing online systems.
- Proficiency in Java or similar languages.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases.
- Familiarity with public cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.
- Proven track record of operating live services.
- Strong team collaboration skills and excellent communication abilities, including the capacity to provide, solicit, and accept feedback constructively.
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. Our award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, but it is also a tool embraced by content creators across various 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.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Participation in generous benefit plans
- Discretionary incentive programs
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