Senior Software Engineer - Devop & Perforce (Game Creation) at Epic Games

Umeå, , Sweden -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Perforce Helix, Cloud Providers, Linux, Scripting, Automation, Communication, Learning Skills, Version Control, Git, Collaboration Tools, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Troubleshooting, Database Management, Disaster Recovery, User Training

Industry

Computer Games

Description

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. ONLINE INFRASTRUCTURE What We Do We enable Epic’s online services teams to build, deploy, and manage services that are used by more than half a billion players around the world. Our mission is to provide world class tools and platforms to improve the experience of our developers and make it easier, faster, and safer to build, operate, and scale their applications. We operate at massive scale as one of the largest cloud computing users in the world. What You'll Do You’ll work on one of the largest and most demanding Perforce Helix Core deployments in the industry, supporting thousands of users and millions of files at scale. You’ll tackle complex programming challenges that come with operating source control at this level, while partnering closely with teams across Epic Games and with external studios and partners around the world. As one of Perforce’s largest customers, Epic collaborates directly with the Perforce programming team, giving you a unique opportunity to influence their product roadmap and help shape the future of source control tooling used across the industry. In this role, you will Architect and administer large, high performance Perforce Helix, and other SCM tools at a global scale with thousands of consumers worldwide Perform deep troubleshooting of Perforce Helix server performance and database contention issues Implement and maintain automation tools, user facing tools, documentation, and workflows to assist with system management Manage and support permissions and identity integrations Assist in disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives to ensure a protected and highly available implementation Devise, test, and deploy integrations between Perforce products and other internal systems Promoting adoption and best practices among the system user community and conducting user-training and help-sessions for new features or implementations What we're looking for Experience deploying and maintaining environments with infrastructure as code approaches and tools (SCM/Git, Packer, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Salt, and leveraging CI/CD systems to get work done) Experience with cloud providers like AWS, Azure, GCP (Google Cloud Platform) Understanding of Linux operating systems, OS performance tuning, troubleshooting, patching and patch management best practices Expertise writing tools, scripting and automation in Bash/UNIX shell, Python Excellent communicator with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and collaborate effectively across teams Strong learning skills, able to quickly absorb new concepts, tools, and processes in a fast-paced environment Experience with Perforce Helix, Git and their related server and client components in a large scale, and understanding of version control workflows is a big plus Experience with other version control systems such as Git, and related code collaboration tools such as GitHub, and GitLab would be a plus Highly organized, with the ability to manage priorities, track details, and deliver work reliably on time would be a plus This role is open to multiple locations in North America (excluding CA, NY, & WA). ABOUT US 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, 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. Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic! Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here. 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.

Responsibilities

You will architect and administer large, high-performance Perforce Helix and other SCM tools at a global scale. Additionally, you will perform deep troubleshooting of server performance issues and implement automation tools to assist with system management.