Workplace
remote
Employment
Full-Time
Published
Aug 11, 2026
Closes
No date supplied
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 - 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.
What You'll Do
Epic Games is looking for an experienced AI Programmer to join the Fortnite Battle Royal AI team. We believe that the best gameplay experiences are driven by collaboration and iteration between gameplay programmers, designers, and artists. You will play a critical role in driving future gameplay AI features in Fortnite.
In this role, you will
• Work closely with art and design to create and iterate on gameplay AI features
• Experiment with game design and use rapid prototyping while ensuring that strong architectural and algorithmic decisions are made
• Drive, build and maintain core AI systems in the Fortnite AI ecosystem
• Collaborate with engine AI developers to improve AI systems
• Ensure high-quality user experiences across all platforms we support
• Optimize and fix bugs in existing gameplay AI systems
What we're looking for
• Experience developing games professionally, and shipping AAA titles with AI experience
• Experience working with AI syste
Requirements
Department: Engineering Specialist