Principal AI Programmer, Unreal Assistant New

Epic Games, Inc.
New York, NY, United States
7 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$245,975.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence C++ (Programming Language) Computer Programming Databases Game Engine Python (Programming Language) Webui Service-Oriented Architecture Large Language Models Backend Build Management Information Technology
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Unreal Engine Serverless Computing Web Api

Job description

  • Design and build LLM-driven agents and tools that operate directly inside Unreal Engine, including engine-side C++/Python tooling and editor scripting
  • Design and extend the cloud-hosted agent harness, services, and database that mediate between LLMs and the engine
  • Work across the full stack (engine tooling, cloud backend, and the web UI used to drive and monitor agents) to ship end-to-end features
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging LLM capabilities (tool use, multi-agent orchestration, context management) into Epic’s engine and pipeline tooling
  • Define technical direction for the reliability, safety, and evaluation of LLM-driven engine automation
  • Partner closely with engine, tools, and backend programmers, and mentor others on both game engine internals and LLM system design

Requirements

  • Strong software programming background with hands-on experience in a game engine (Unreal Engine strongly preferred), including engine architecture and tooling/editor scripting
  • Practical experience building or shipping products powered by LLMs (agents, tool-calling, RAG, prompt/context programming), or a strong conceptual understanding of how LLMs work
  • Experience with cloud-native services and infrastructure: web APIs, databases, and service architecture and deployment
  • Excellent programming skills across C++ (engine-side) and Python and/or a web backend language
  • Ability to work full-stack and reason about tradeoffs across engine code, backend services, and a web front end
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field

About the company

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development., Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide., 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.

Like what you hear? 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.

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