Hiring: Principal Engineer, AI Platform Company: Epic Games Location: Cary, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:31:14 Target Skills & Keywords : Epic Systems, Kubernetes, Microservices, REST About the job Experience: •10+ years building production software systems •7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical. Required Skills: •In this role, you will •Provide technical leadership and architectural vision for production-grade AI developer tools used by thousands of engineers across Epic's major codebases (Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and more) •Drive architectural decisions for scalable, maintainable developer-facing tools across multiple modalities: CLI and desktop tools, web apps, build process integrations, services, and APIs •Pioneer and establish patterns for modern AI frameworks and agent architectures, setting standards for the broader team •Partner with leadership and high-value teams to identify strategic opportunities and design/build/validate new platforms •Design and implement security, governance, and compliance protocols for AI platforms, including secret management, workload identity, and runtime isolation policies •Define measurement strategies and success metrics to track impact and continuously improve tool effectiveness •Mentor and grow a team of software engineers, conducting architecture reviews and raising the bar for technical excellence Qualifications: •Game development experience specifically in Unreal •Passion and interest in cutting-edge AI engineering workflows •Expert understanding of agent architectures and orchestration frameworks •Significant contributions to open-source AI tooling projects •Extensive experience with large monorepo codebases •Prior experience in engineering leadership roles •EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE •Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic! 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!