Hiring: Gameplay Engineering Lead Company: Epic Games Location: Cary, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:31:14 Target Skills & Keywords : C++, Epic Systems About the job Experience: •7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical. Required Skills: •Part of the Unreal Engine Gameplay department, you will lead a team of experienced programmers aimed at transforming Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) gameplay technology toward Unreal Engine 6 (UE6) based on Scene Graph and Verse. •In this role, you will •Lead development for a project or initiative, championing both technical excellence and developer experience •Guide, mentor, and help build a highly effective engineering team •Work closely with product design to create and iterate on gameplay API and tools, while maintaining strong architectural and algorithmic direction •Partner cross-functionally with Unreal Engine or Fortnite teams to contribute to ongoing feature development •Optimize, refactor, and fix bugs in existing systems, and write robust, maintainable code •Contribute ideas toward all aspects of the project’s production and development Compensation: •Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!