AUDIO
What We Do
We raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies as well as engage with a world-class team to create amazing gaming experiences.
What You'll Do
As part of the Epic Games Audio Team, you’ll work on engaging with world-class teams to create amazing gaming experiences and sounds.You’ll aid in pushing the development of audio features and integration for future Unreal audio engine development.
In this role, you will
- Constantly strive for new and innovative ways to immerse players with audio
- Help to raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies
- Collaborate with other sound designers over aspects of a particular sound that may or may not be working once hooked up in game
- Write systems / tools to empower content creators and/or improve their workflows
- Collaborate with diverse teams and disciplines to cleanly integrate systems that drive audio
- Engage in the feedback and iteration processes for audio asset creation
What we're looking for
- In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine components: including but not limited to scripting, level editor, animation, and Sequencer editors
- Deep knowledge of Wwise implementation and integration
- Experience with game development methodologies such as the Actor+Component model, Singletons, and data-driven design
- Surface-level understanding of C++, Lua, Python, C#, or other scripting languages and an understanding of code and its role in Unreal Engine development
- Ability to effectively debug scripting logic issues
- Experience creating quality audio assets using a DAW and familiarity with fundamental audio concepts and digital signal processing
- Ability to talk about and deconstruct other current games’ audio quality and implementation
- Experience working on a AAA game product’s audio
- Extra plus for experience with working on vehicle frameworks, racing games, or an interest in working on vehicles
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents