About the Position

Engine Programmer Intern

Cary, North Carolina, United States

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 - GAMES

What We Do

Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of engineering experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

ENGINE PROGRAMMER INTERN

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for an Engine Programmer Intern to join them for the 2027 season. Working on our Fortnite Online team, you'll be supporting a multitude of systems and features for our Engine and Fortnite.

If it's an online game feature, we touch it. Epic engineers wear many hats. As an intern, you are provided with a meaningful experience with high expectations for performance. If you want to build something Epic, this is the opportunity for you!

In this role, you will

Work closely with the Fortnite Online team (FNO) by architecting, developing, and maintaining shared online gameplay technology
Contribute to the online systems and toolsets used by licensees in the Unreal Engine as well as online features and services used by Fortnite and other games at Epic
Develop solutions to various technical challenges from initial concept to final shipped code and ensure that it is stable for our players once released

Requirements

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline required, with strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills strongly desired
Demonstrable proficiency in object-oriented programming and C++ required, with familiarity with Java considered a plus
Demonstrable knowledge of networking, REST, and utilizing back-end services with resiliency in mind
Demonstrated interest in online multiplayer games, and interest in games as a service also a plus
Familiarity with Unreal Engine or UEFN is strongly desired
Technical portfolio demonstrating programming work in a student or internship environment, or game/feature development, with examples of code and experience developing online features, tools, or other relevant projects strongly desired
Strong preference for demonstrating AI usage and leveraging LLMs for code and tooling development

We Offer

Competitive internship experience
Opportunity to work with a leading interactive entertainment company
Exposure to cutting-edge game and engine technology

About the Company

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.

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.

Engine Programmer Intern

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