Senior Backend Programmer
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- Experience developing scalable web services in the cloud (we use Java and AWS)
- Experience integrating with mobile or console store APIs
- Experience operating live services, from monitoring, troubleshooting, to mitigating issues
- Eager to share knowledge with, learn from, and ultimately grow together with the team
- Nice to have: Experience developing client-side applications for PC, gaming consoles, or mobile devices (we use C++ and Unreal Engine)
- Nice to have: Familiarity with non-relational databases and common auth models (We use DynamoDB, Redis, OAuth, etc)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Programmer (Ecommerce) at the Fortnite Online team, you will help craft and improve highly available, high throughput, low latency services that empower critical features in Fortnite such as virtual currency, subscriptions, in-game store, promotions, and many other monetization features
- These services integrate with all major PC, console and mobile platforms, and scale with Fortnite for years to come
- The Fortnite Online team is a collaborative environment and a successful candidate will help to foster an open, supportive culture in which everyone can be successful and their authentic self
- Be empowered to assess a challenge, craft a solution, and implement it
- Write backend service systems to handle large scale challenges
- Closely work with client-side programmers to craft highly-efficient end-to-end solutions
- Collectively own the entire lifecycle of services, including live operations and deployment as a team
- Work together with teammates, upstream and downstream service owners, producers and other cloud, infrastructure and embedded DevOps programmers to ship solutions
- Own the outcome - Be accountable for the solutions you build and flexible around the ambiguity of the problem space
Benefits
- Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement plan, 401(k) plan
- Performance bonuses (quarterly)
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee discounts at the Epic Store
- Free lunches and snacks on site
- Pet-friendly offices so you can bring your well-behaved pet to work
- Company-sponsored social events such as happy hours and special events
About Epic Games
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.
Senior Backend Programmer
Top Benefits
About the role
Who you are
- Experience developing scalable web services in the cloud (we use Java and AWS)
- Experience integrating with mobile or console store APIs
- Experience operating live services, from monitoring, troubleshooting, to mitigating issues
- Eager to share knowledge with, learn from, and ultimately grow together with the team
- Nice to have: Experience developing client-side applications for PC, gaming consoles, or mobile devices (we use C++ and Unreal Engine)
- Nice to have: Familiarity with non-relational databases and common auth models (We use DynamoDB, Redis, OAuth, etc)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Programmer (Ecommerce) at the Fortnite Online team, you will help craft and improve highly available, high throughput, low latency services that empower critical features in Fortnite such as virtual currency, subscriptions, in-game store, promotions, and many other monetization features
- These services integrate with all major PC, console and mobile platforms, and scale with Fortnite for years to come
- The Fortnite Online team is a collaborative environment and a successful candidate will help to foster an open, supportive culture in which everyone can be successful and their authentic self
- Be empowered to assess a challenge, craft a solution, and implement it
- Write backend service systems to handle large scale challenges
- Closely work with client-side programmers to craft highly-efficient end-to-end solutions
- Collectively own the entire lifecycle of services, including live operations and deployment as a team
- Work together with teammates, upstream and downstream service owners, producers and other cloud, infrastructure and embedded DevOps programmers to ship solutions
- Own the outcome - Be accountable for the solutions you build and flexible around the ambiguity of the problem space
Benefits
- Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement plan, 401(k) plan
- Performance bonuses (quarterly)
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee discounts at the Epic Store
- Free lunches and snacks on site
- Pet-friendly offices so you can bring your well-behaved pet to work
- Company-sponsored social events such as happy hours and special events
About Epic Games
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.