Tools Programmer Intern

The job

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Job 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.

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.

TOOLS PROGRAMMER INTERN

What You'll Do

As part of the Build Operations - Tools team you’ll be working on internal tools and technology used to make Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and other products at Epic!

You’ll be working on tools that improve how our team writes software, builds, tests, and delivers features and prevents defects. We believe in user experience flow, automation, continuous integration, testing, and analytics are key to maximizing a development team's effectiveness.

Most importantly you’ll work with a creative, energetic, and fun team to continue making the Epic Metaverse one of the most popular and engaging gaming ecosystems in the world!

In this role, you will

• Create and improve tools and platforms used by developers working at Epic
• Write unit and functional tests that ensure the quality of the tools we release
• Instrument telemetry and visualize/report tools usage with data transformation
• Create and improve workflows for Unreal Editor, Unreal Editor for Fortnite, Fortnite and other products
• Work closely with QA and other developers to streamline/optimize human interactions and problem solving
• Collaborate with a wide variety of engineering and content creation teams to solve complex technical challenges that make an impact on the stability and quality of game development build operations

What we're looking for

• Experience working on game features or technology with C#
• Familiarity or willingness to learn C++
• Experience with UX and using GUI frameworks
• Comfort managing agentic workflows and AI-assisted coding
• A passion for maximizing developer efficiency and product quality
• An interest in game engines and game development concepts such as scripting, exporters, data processing, packaging, deployment

This internship has a flexible start date in 2027. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic’s Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers. This is going to be Epic!

ABOUT US

Epic Games​ ​is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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.

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The city

The job is in Cary, NC. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Cary compares. Among the 100 largest places in North Carolina, Cary is #7 by population, #2 for remote work (#1 = most), #4 for college degrees (#1 = most), #9 for household income (#1 = highest). Its county, Wake County, is #4 of 100 counties for average pay ($76,807).

The place in numbers

Cary has 179,306 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 1.7% of the population of North Carolina. It covers 61 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 2,941 people per square mile. The median age is 40.2, about the same as the state median (40.2 against 39.1).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,738 a month (rent plus utilities), 42% above the state median ($1,738 against $1,228). Over a year that is 15.5% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $580,200, which is 4.3 times the median household income ($134,905). 66.6% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (66.6% against 66.6%).

Work and pay

The Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area has 743,120 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $51,990 a year, about the same as the national median ($51,990 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (79,180 jobs, median $47,310); sales and related (74,800 jobs, median $42,450); food preparation and serving related (66,380 jobs, median $30,480). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.7 times) and life, physical, and social science (1.5 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($132,650) and computer and mathematical ($107,760). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Wake County was 2.8%. 69.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Wake County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 56.3% drive alone, 0.3% use public transit, 1.0% walk, 36.5% work from home. 7.1% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 49% below the state average (7.1% against 13.9%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

70.5% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 98% above the state share (70.5% against 35.6%). 23.9% of residents were born outside the United States, 163% above the state share (23.9% against 9.1%). The poverty rate is 5.7%, 57% below the state rate (5.7% against 13.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 80°F (26.7°C), and the coolest is Jan at 38°F (3.4°C). About 1,187 mm (47 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Aug is the wettest month (127 mm) and Jan the driest (72 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Morrisville (4 miles, rent 7% higher); Apex (5 miles, rent 9% higher); Holly Springs (9 miles, rent 16% higher); Raleigh (11 miles, rent 10% lower). Rent differences are against Cary; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Cary, NC.

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Median rent in Cary is $1,738 a month and median household income $134,905 (ACS 2020–2024).

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