Senior Language Programmer

In this role you will advance the Verse language tooling for Unreal Engine and UEFN, shaping the compiler, VM, and runtime that power scripting for game development. You will work closely with the Verse team and UE engineers to extend features, improve performance, and ensure a smooth developer experience. Your work will influence how developers build, test, and optimize Verse-based content at scale. This is a chance to contribute to Epic’s engine technology and help content creators push the boundaries of real-time interactive experiences.

• 100% premiums paid for medical for you and dependents
• Dental and Vision coverage
• 401k with competitive match
• Mental well-being program (Modern Health)
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Paid sabbatical after 7 years

• Extend, evolve, and maintain the Verse compiler toolchain, transactional memory runtime and VM
• Add new platform support and implement language features; integrate with Unreal Engine build, content, and cooking pipelines
• Optimize performance, memory usage, and iteration times across Verse toolchain and UE/Verse boundary
• Collaborate with language consumers to ensure exceptional user experience
• Establish test workflows to validate improvements and prevent regressions
• Design and maintain the scripting interface to Unreal Engine in collaboration with Verse Language team and UE engineering organization

• Expert knowledge of C++17 or later
• Experience in compiler or toolchain development (compiler internals, VM design, Clang/LLVM, or linker/platform ABI specifics)
• Experience developing and optimizing large codebases with tradeoffs between usability, performance, and power
• Strong ability to reason about large, interconnected systems
• Solid software engineering principles, including API design
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work autonomously and deliver practical solutions
• Experience with Unreal Engine integration is a plus

• strong communication and collaboration
• autonomous delivery
• problem solving for large systems
• C++17 or later
• Compiler/toolchain development
• VM design