About the role
<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>ECOSEC</h2> <h3><strong>What We Do</strong></h3> <p>Our ECOSEC team provides a safer experience for Epic's users. We work across multiple products and services to improve technology and craft transparent policies so our players and users can have positive experiences on our platforms.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <p>Epic Games is looking for a Senior Security Programmer focused on Game Security to develop and improve anti-cheat capabilities within our games. Your efforts will be critical to the success of Fortnite and the many creators who depend on it. The ideal candidate would have prior experience in developing gameplay features and backend services. We are particularly interested in those that have prior experience working with Unreal Engine. Your primary focus will be on the dedicated server and backend code, but you will partner closely with teams writing client code as well as game teams, ensuring that the underlying systems that are built are full-featured, resilient, and secure. This is an incredible opportunity to create a safe environment for millions of players and advance industry best practices.</p> <h3><strong>In this role, you will</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Design and build new backend services or features that power Fortnite anti-cheat or related security capabilities, as well as implementing corresponding game code</li> <li>Read, debug, and write code for Fortnite in C++ and associated backend services in Go</li> <li>Proactively seek out vulnerable components in the Fortnite game client or backend, then clearly communicate the problem and recommended solution, implementing it as well if appropriate Influence others to maintain a security oriented mindset</li> <li>Debug, modify, and optimize existing security systems for both the Fortnite game client and backend components</li> <li>Ensure Fortnite is operating well for players and that our services are resilient at scale. Assist in diagnosing and resolving Live issues</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3> <ul> <li>BSc in Computer Science/Software Programming or related subject - candidates without a