Senior Tools Programmer, UI & AI Workflows

Epic Games

Cary, USonsite$100k/yrPosted Jun 17, 2026
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About the role

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

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.

ENGINEERING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

We're looking for a senior Tools Programmer to help build the next generation of UI tooling for users and AI-powered agentic workflows (tools that let AI agents assist with and automate UI creation, iteration, and debugging). You'll shape the systems and frameworks that millions of creators rely on, from WYSIWYG editors to the APIs and runtime UI capabilities used to ship games and tools.

In this role, you will

Design, build, and integrate AI-powered tools and frameworks for UI authoring, iteration, and debugging

Own and evolve the UI tech codebase used to build tools and in-game UI in Unreal Engine

Set technical direction for UI tooling and mentor other engineers

Collaborate across disciplines to identify improvement areas, gather feedback, and design solutions for developer needs

Profile and resolve performance and memory issues in UI systems

Work with Epic's internal teams and Unreal Engine licensees to help them solve UI challenges

What we're looking for

Strong tools-programming background with experience building tools that improve development workflows in games or other fields

Deep expertise in the UI domain (UI frameworks, runtime UI engines, and editor/WYSIWYG tooling)

Excellent C++ skills and experience working in a large codebase

Some hands-on exposure to AI-powered or agentic workflows, whether through work, courses, or personal projects

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Experience with Unreal Engine is a plus

Experience with Slate and/or UMG is a plus

Shipped title experience in games or real-time applications is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $100k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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