Senior Backend Programmer (SCM & CI/CD)
Epic Games3 days ago
Tokyo, JapanSenior
Base Salary
$173k - $279k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate backend infrastructure for CI/CD and artifact platforms on AWS and GCP.
- Lead software supply chain security work involving vulnerability scanning, artifact signing, provenance, registries, secrets management, and hardened build runners and agents.
- Partner with security and governance teams to implement controls, audits, and compliance requirements.
- Set technical direction, architecture, priorities, and longer-term platform goals, documenting key decisions.
- Guide and review contractors’ work by setting tasks, standards, and delivery expectations.
- Automate infrastructure and workflows through infrastructure as code, self-service tooling, and other automation.
- Improve build-platform reliability, scalability, and observability; troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident response.
- Use AI coding tools and agentic workflows and help apply them to the team’s infrastructure practices.
Requirements
- Strong experience running cloud infrastructure on AWS; experience with GCP or Azure is welcome.
- Experience deploying and maintaining environments with infrastructure as code such as Terraform and configuration management tools.
- Hands-on experience running Kubernetes in production.
- Experience operating CI/CD and version-control systems at scale, such as Lore, GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Codefresh, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, or Perforce.
- Working knowledge of software supply chain security, including vulnerability scanning, artifact and container registries, secrets management, and build-infrastructure hardening.
- Strong scripting and programming skills in Python, Go, Bash, or similar technologies.
- Comfort with AI coding tools and agentic programming, with interest in applying them to infrastructure work.
- Experience leading technical work through design decisions, mentoring programmers, or directing contractors or vendors.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across security, governance, and programming teams.
- Experience with security or compliance frameworks in a large organization is preferred.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may participate in Epic’s benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs, subject to plan terms.
- The role is open to multiple locations in North America, including California and Washington.
Tech Stack
About Epic Games
Epic Games builds Fortnite and operates the Epic Games Store, and develops Unreal Engine and Epic Online Services for game studios and creators. Its business model spans game sales and in-game purchases, Unreal Engine licensing and royalties, and revenue share from its storefront and services. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, this privately held company’s technology is also used in film/TV, architecture, automotive, and simulation.