Intern - Tools Programmer

Job Description

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.

TOOLS PROGRAMMER INTERN

What You'll Do

As part of the Build Operations - Tools team you'll be working on internal tools and technology used to make Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and other products at Epic!

You'll be working on tools that improve how our team writes software, builds, tests, and delivers features and prevents defects. We believe in user experience flow, automation, continuous integration, testing, and analytics are key to maximizing a development team's effectiveness.

Most importantly you'll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to continue making the Epic Metaverse one of the most popular and engaging gaming ecosystems in the world!

In this role, you will

• Create and improve tools and platforms used by developers working at Epic
• Write unit and functional tests that ensure the quality of the tools we release
• Instrument telemetry and visualize/report tools usage with data transformation
• Create and improve workflows for Unreal Editor, Unreal Editor for Fortnite, Fortnite and other products
• Work closely with QA and other developers to streamline/optimize human interactions and problem solving
• Collaborate with a wide variety of engineering and content creation teams to solve complex technical challenges that make an impact on the stability and quality of game development build operations

What we're looking for

• Experience working on game features or technology with C#
• Familiarity or willingness to learn C++
• Experience with UX and using GUI frameworks
• Comfort managing agentic workflows and AI-assisted coding
• A passion for maximizing developer efficiency and product quality
• An interest in game engines and game development concepts such as scripting, exporters, data processing, packaging, deployment

This internship has a flexible start date in 2027. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers.

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-5bp2q1-216-73-216-204-42 in your application.