Build Programmer, Fortnite
Epic GamesCary,North Carolina,United StatesPosted 24 February 2026
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><h2>WHAT MAKES US EPIC?</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p></div><h2>ENGINEERING - GAMES</h2>
<h3><strong>What We Do</strong></h3>
<p>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.</p>
<h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3>
<p>We’re looking for a Build Engineer passionate about Cloud and maintaining a world-class, industry-leading CI/CD Pipeline for Fortnite and all its developers. You will help to ensure that all aspects of Fortnite are running effectively and efficiently on our infrastructure, including the smooth release of new versions to its ever-popular community, while improving tools and processes across the Fortnite ecosystem.</p>
<h3><strong>In this role, you will</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with developers, QA and Production to optimize their respective workflows for the Fortnite Project</li>
<li>Collaborate with supporting Engineer teams who provide support the backing Infrastructure that the Fortnite CI/CD Pipeline relies on</li>
<li>Maintain and troubleshoot the build infrastructure powering the Fortnite CI/CD Pipeline - both on-premise and in the cloud</li>
<li>Develop creative solution(s) to keep the Fortnite CI/CD Pipeline operating efficiently and effectively</li>
<li>Own and support various tools and processes owned by the Fortnite Build Engineering Team</li>
<li>Support Fortnite releases via an on-call rotation to handle issues with any critical breaks in the pipeline when on call</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Experience with build systems and pipeline tools for a game or engine</li>
<li>Previous shipping platform experience: Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, etc...</li>
<li>Strong communication and collaboration skills</li>
<li>Experience with C#, batch files, shell scripts, and other scripting languages</li>
<li>Experience with Cloud Infrastructure; AWS; Azure, Google, etc…</li>
<li>Experience with revision control, Perforce, Git, PlasticSCM, etc…</li>
</ul>
<h2>EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE</h2>
<p><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":13201,"3":{"1":0},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":13421772}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Roboto","16":10}">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.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>ABOUT US</h2>
<p>Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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, interac ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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