What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland. Following its first commercial video game release, ZZT (1991), the company became Epic MegaGames, Inc. in early 1992 and brought on Mark Rein, who has been its vice president since. After moving the headquarters to Cary in 1999, the studio changed its name to Epic Games.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | North Carolina, Cary |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 4,000 (2023) |
| Industry | video game industry |
| Website | epicgames.com |
Epic Games is hiring in 2 states and 2 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cary | North Carolina | 51 | 98% | headquarters area |
| Bellevue | Washington | 1 | 2% |
The mix of roles shows what Epic Games needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 10 | not published |
| Other roles | 10 | not published |
| Product manager | 6 | not published |
| Designer (UX, product, graphic) | 6 | not published |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 5 | not published |
| QA / Test engineer | 4 | not published |
| Marketing | 3 | not published |
| Writer / Editor / Communications | 2 | not published |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 1 | not published |
| Compliance / Risk | 1 | not published |
| Project / Program manager | 1 | not published |
| Recruiter / HR | 1 | not published |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| SDET Manager | 2 |
| Senior Director | 2 |
| Level Design Intern | 2 |
| Director | 2 |
| Senior Game Designer | 2 |
| Player Marketing Intern | 1 |
| Senior Language Programmer | 1 |
| Senior Cyber Defense Operations Analyst | 1 |
| Environment Art Outsource Lead | 1 |
| Sr. Product Manager | 1 |
| Principal Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Character Artist | 1 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 1 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 1 |
| Senior QA Engineer | 1 |
1 of 52 listings (2%) publish a pay range. Across them the median range is $155,111 – $258,518 a year (the employer's own figures, converted to yearly; not a BLS statistic).
Most listings do not state a seniority level.
0 of 52 listings (0%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Epic Games's own 52 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 15 of 52 ads (29%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 93% ask for 5 or more and 20% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 2 | 4% |
| Bachelor's degree | 1 | 2% |
| PhD or doctorate | 1 | 2% |
| Master's degree | 1 | 2% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Work authorization required | 12 | 23% |
| Background check or drug test | 1 | 2% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| On-site or in-person work | 1 | 2% |
| Relocation mentioned | 1 | 2% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| c++ | 16 | 31% |
| python | 13 | 25% |
| sql | 4 | 8% |
| react | 3 | 6% |
| machine learning | 2 | 4% |
| typescript | 2 | 4% |
| aws | 2 | 4% |
| java | 1 | 2% |
| kubernetes | 1 | 2% |
| jira | 1 | 2% |
| gcp | 1 | 2% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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52 open jobs today, 5 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Cary, NC (51), Bellevue, WA (1).