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# Principal AI Programmer, Unreal Assistant New

- **Company:** Epic Games, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Salary:** $245,975.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Unreal Engine, Serverless Computing, Web Api
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.gamesjobsdirect.com/job/epic-games/principal-ai-programmer-unreal-assistant/360107

## About the Role

* 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

## 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


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