Engine Rendering Programmer Intern
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.
ENGINE RENDERING PROGRAMMER INTERN
What You'll Do
We are looking for a Rendering Programmer Intern to help us improve Unreal Engine. As part of the rendering team, you will be using C++ and HLSL to develop new rendering systems for our customers. We have a variety of open areas from global illumination to machine learning to integrating UEFN and scene graphs and are willing to target the work to the candidate.
In this role, you will
- Work with your lead to scope out a reasonable project based on interests and skillset
- Interact with coworkers to refine your work output and hit our quality standards
- Manage and enhance tools that go along with features; ensuring they are useable and appropriate for artists, games, and the engine
- Ship your work in a UEFN or UE release
What we're looking for
- Solid C++ and HLSL language expertise
- Familiarity with modern hardware rendering pipelines
- Existing coursework or personal projects in computer graphics or related discipline
- Knowledge and proficient application of 3D math, rendering algorithms, and data structures
- Performance minded development and optimization skills
- Strong communication and follow-through working with others to develop and iterate on features/tools
This internship has a flexible start date in 2026. 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 spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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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