Beschreibung

What You'll Do

As a Lead Gameplay Programmer within the Unreal Engine Gameplay department, you will lead a small, focused team of experienced programmers. Your primary goal will be to transform Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) gameplay technology towards Unreal Engine 6 (UE6), leveraging Scene Graph and Verse. This role involves driving core transformative changes, supporting collaborative development between programmers, UEFN developers, and licensees, and working with cutting-edge technologies that impact thousands of game developers and millions of gamers.

Lead development for projects or initiatives, championing technical excellence and developer experience.
Guide, mentor, and help build a highly effective engineering team.
Collaborate closely with product design to create and iterate on gameplay API and tools, maintaining strong architectural and algorithmic direction.
Contribute to ongoing feature development with Unreal Engine or Fortnite teams.
Optimize, refactor, and fix bugs in existing systems, and write robust, maintainable code.
Contribute ideas across all aspects of project production and development.
Leverage AI to enhance daily work and empower your team.

What We're Looking For

Significant experience developing games with Unreal Engine.
Proven experience as a leader in an engineering role, with demonstrated ability to effectively lead a team.
Proactive, courageous leadership, including the ability to challenge assumptions respectfully and foster an environment for honest feedback.
Deep understanding of the creator ecosystem, including game engines like Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) or Roblox Studio, and the unique challenges of building developer tools and platforms.
A keen analytical mind with creative problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in C++ with a deep understanding of gameplay systems, mechanics, and tools.
Strong teamwork and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
Knowledge of Scene Graph and Verse is a plus.