In this role, you will
Set the forward-looking technical strategy and design for the developer platform, across source control, CI/CD, build, artifact management, developer tooling, and cloud infrastructure
Define the strategy for software supply chain and pipeline security, and partner with the security and governance teams to deliver it
Take on the hardest cross-team problems, whatever the domain: dig in, find the real issue, decide on an approach and see it through to a working solution
Stay hands-on where it matters, building prototypes, writing critical code and reviewing designs
Write clear strategy documents, design proposals and decision records that leadership and programmers can act on
Work across teams and with leadership to align priorities, make trade-offs between cost, reliability and speed, and influence decisions without direct authority
Mentor Senior Programmers and Technical Leads, and raise the technical bar across the organization
Help lead the adoption of Al coding tools and agentic programming across our teams, including the systems, guardrails and ways of working that make it effective and safe
Represent Epic in technical discussions with cloud providers and tool vendors, such as AWS, Google Cloud, GitHub
What we're looking for
Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale infrastructure and developer platforms, with a track record of shaping strategy across multiple systems and teams
Deep experience with cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or GCP, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code
Broad knowledge of source control, CI/CD and build systems at scale, and of how they fit together end to end
Strong understanding of software supply chain and infrastructure security, and experience working with security and governance teams
A track record of leading cross-team technical initiatives from an ambiguous problem through to delivered results
Still a strong hands-on programmer, comfortable writing production code and tooling in Python, Go or similar
Experienced with Al coding tools and agentic programming, with opinions on how teams should adopt them
Excellent written and verbal communicator, able to explain complex trade-offs to programmers and leadership alike
Good judgment in ambiguous situations, and comfortable making decisions with incomplete information
Experience with databases or data infrastructure at scale would be a plus
Experience working with cloud providers and vendors on capacity, roadmap or commercial topics would be a plus
This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA & WA).
Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. 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).
California Base Pay Range
$245,519—$360,094 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$223,199—$327,358 USD
ABOUT US
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. 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. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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