Epic Games

Senior Backend Programmer, Developer Platform (Horde)

Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$166k-$244kDetected 22 hours ago

C#.NETDistributed SystemsMongoDBRedisAWSAzureCI/CDAPI DevelopmentgRPCUnreal EngineAR/VREpicCommunicationMentoring

About the role

Collaborate with mixed discipline teams across Epic and multiple time zones to help steer Horde's architecture, ensuring new features are scalable, maintainable, and fit the overall design
Develop and extend the Horde plugin architecture across Build, Compute, Storage, Secrets, and Tools
Strong backend and server architecture experience, including data modeling, API design, and scaling strategies
This platform is key to delivering our internal game projects and supports numerous organizations outside of Epic.

6+ years of professional programming experience designing distributed systems that handle scheduling, queueing, storage, and failure recovery at high volume
Expert knowledge of C# and.NET, including multithreading and memory management
Experience with cloud solutions such as AWS or Azure

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.
Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years.

In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic's generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
British Columbia Base Pay Range
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$166,195 - $243,752 CAD

You'll work on Horde, our in-house platform that powers CI/CD, remote execution, build health, storage, and other services critical to developer iteration and workflows.

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company.
For over 30 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.
As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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.
Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
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.
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What we're looking for

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