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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
43
open professional roles
53
opened in the last 90 days
77 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
7
states hiring
North Carolina, Washington, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Texas
What it hires for: Engineering (31), Product (7), Design (6), Data & Analytics (5), Marketing (5). By level: mid level (23), senior ic (22), director (16), early career (7), manager (7).
Where: Cary, North Carolina, United States (37), BLANK, BLANK, Multiple Locations (35), Cary, NC (3), Bellevue, Washington, United States (2).
Main hubs: Cary, NC (3). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Epic Games outlook: Cooling
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 43 open professional roles, 53 opened in the last 90 days
- 2 layoff notices filed in the last 12 months
Context
- Its industry, Media & Entertainment, is cooling nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
- Its main hub, Cary, NC, sits in a county that is building.
Where Cary, NC ranks
Where Cary, NC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast12% · of 87
- #11Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina23% · of 11
- #15Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast58% · of 87
- #19Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast11% · of 84
- #25Best cities for remote-friendly jobs7% · of 100
- #25Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast19% · of 87
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Epic Games hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Epic Games's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 78 professional roles in that time.
- 2 of Epic Games's 42 open roles (5%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 14 open roles (33%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, Databricks, PyTorch, Cursor.
- 64% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 29% for Media & Entertainment employers.
- 4 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 46 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Epic Games ranks #58 of 152 Media & Entertainment employers we track.
What Epic Games asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- unreal engine 42
- c++ 14
- python 9
- c# 3
- regulatory compliance 3
- risk management 3
- aws 2
- databricks 2
- go-to-market 2
- machine learning 2
AI tools named: Claude (3), Databricks (2), PyTorch (2), Cursor (1), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (1), scikit-learn (1).
How Epic Games compares with Media & Entertainment employers
| Measure | Epic Games | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 42 | 29 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 64% | 29% |
Median across 152 Media & Entertainment employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Epic Games pays
Across 49 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 64% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Various | $274,038–$424,879 | 2 |
| Director | Marketing | $193,779–$284,210 | 2 |
| IC | Engineering | $191,949–$281,526 | 8 |
| IC | Design | $136,904–$191,157 | 2 |
| IC | Data & Analytics | $207,072–$303,705 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Epic Games hiring?
- Epic Games has 43 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 53 opened in the last 90 days and 77 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Epic Games pay?
- Across 49 postings with a posted salary range, Epic Games's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Epic Games hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 2 of Epic Games's 42 open roles (5%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- What skills does Epic Games ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are unreal engine (42), c++ (14), python (9), c# (3), regulatory compliance (3), risk management (3).
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Layoff notices from Epic Games
Layoff notices Epic Games has filed with state labor departments. 2 notices in the last 12 months, 293 workers where a headcount is given.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic GamesTakes effect Mar 27, 2026 | North Carolina | Wake County | 211 | Layoff | State record | |
| Epic GamesTakes effect Mar 27, 2026 | Washington | Bellevue | 82 | Layoff | State record |
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