Software Engineer, Developer Relations - Anti-Cheat

Overview

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.

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of engineering experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced Developer Relations Engineer to join our team and support EOS Anti-Cheat (also known as "Easy Anti-Cheat"). You will serve as a crucial technical liaison between our internal engineering teams and external partners, assisting them in integrating, debugging, and optimizing Anti-Cheat in their projects. Your role involves deep technical troubleshooting of issues, analyzing crash dumps, debugging low-level C/C++ code, and providing effective solutions and technical insights.

You will help guide design decisions for Anti-Cheat, contributing to technical documentation and maintaining active communication internally and externally. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, tactful, and empathetic, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders of varying expertise. You should be comfortable working independently and collaboratively, with excellent time management and multitasking capabilities.

• Troubleshoot complex integration and operational issues involving Anti-Cheat, analyzing crash dumps, logs, and call stacks to identify root causes
• Collaborate directly with external game developers and internal teams to resolve technical issues promptly and effectively
• Debug and reproduce customer issues, clearly documenting and communicating findings internally and externally
• Represent Epic Games through asynchronous and live support, presence at trade shows such as UEFest, and customer visits
• Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive technical documentation, tutorials, and guides to support partner integration
• Advocate for partners  successful integration and continued use of Anti-Cheat and related Epic technologies, and influence product improvements through customer insights
• Research and identify opportunities to enhance Anti-Cheat technologies and developer experience

• Highly proficient in C and C++, particularly low-level or kernel-level debugging and development
• Strong ability to analyze crash dumps and debug complex, obfuscated code at the assembly level
• Familiarity with cross-platform development (Windows, Linux, macOS), understanding differences and limitations across these platforms
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, proactively tackling issues independently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams and external partners
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, work well under pressure, and prioritize to meet SLA targets
• Prior experience with SDK/API integration and understanding of software engineering principles, including legacy support
• Understanding of online multiplayer video game architectures and associated security concerns

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and…