Principal Backend Programmer (Developer Platform)
Epic Games — Fortnite & Unreal Engine
About the role
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…
What the index says about this role
- First seen by JobLarper — Nov 13, 2026, 1 day ago. Still inside the window where applications get read by a human rather than a pile.
- What Software Engineer roles ask for — across 10,926 indexed openings: REST/APIs (41%), Python (39%), Backend (38%), Cloud (33%), Go (27%). This posting names Python, Backend, Cloud, Go, AI/LLM.
- Epic Games is hiring actively — 72 open roles indexed, 27 first appeared in the last 30 days.
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