Backend Engineer

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 - UNREAL ENGINE Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide. What You'll Do As a Backend Engineer you will be part of the Backend Engineering team to collaborate on Epic’s mission of building fast, personalized, easy to use applications. These efforts will all help to power our internal products and enable external development teams all over the world. You will be working on features that have a high impact for application and business to increase the customer base and customer retention. You will also be working on improvements in reliability of the systems and scale the application based on traffic.   In this role, you will Write distributed systems to handle large scale challenges to drive the highest impact on backend services.  Work with the backend engineering team to design and implement software features and services.  Work closely with the Tech Lead, and other engineers on the team, to define the appropriate technical approach, metrics, and timelines for features and improvements.  Support the Product Manager in breaking complex requirements down into simple and understandable deliverables.  Support the live system in production.  Analyze users’ needs and then design and develop software to meet those needs.  Design each piece of an application or system and plan how the pieces will work together.  Create a variety of models and diagrams showing programmers the software code needed for an application.  Ensure that a program continues to function normally through software maintenance and testing. Document every aspect of an application or system as a reference for future maintenance and upgrades. What we’re looking for Requires a bachelor’s (or foreign equivalent) in computer science, information technology, or a related field, Will accept educational equivalency evaluation prepared by qualified evaluation service or in accordance with 8 CFR § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(D) 5 years of experience in related occupations.  Requires 5 years of experience with the following:  Design and architecture and building scalable software applications;  Developing and debugging with Java; Go, Python, C#, JavaScript; SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB; Containerization and Serverless Technologies;  Developing in a large codebase, designing and implementing a tool from the ground up; Operating and developing infrastructure and services in public cloud environments; Collecting high-level requirements and translating them into pragmatic solutions.  100% Telecommuting Permitted.   #LI-DNI 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 .