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Epic Games

Principal Engineer, AI Platform

Cary, NC · On-site

$125K - $167K/yr

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$16 - $18.75/hr

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Raleigh, NC · On-site

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Raleigh, NC · On-site

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As of Sep 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for platform operator in Raleigh, NC is $19.51, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.35 and $21.49 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Platform Operator vs Cloud Engineer?

AspectPlatform OperatorCloud Engineer
CredentialsTypically requires certifications like CompTIA Linux+, AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerOften requires AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud certifications
Work EnvironmentManages on-premises or hybrid platforms, often within data centersWorks primarily in cloud environments, designing and deploying cloud solutions
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in data centers, enterprise IT, and hybrid infrastructureCommon in tech companies, startups, and organizations adopting cloud services
Search & Comparison IntentPeople compare to cloud engineers to understand infrastructure management roles

While both roles involve managing technology infrastructure, Platform Operators focus on maintaining and operating existing platforms, often on-premises or hybrid, whereas Cloud Engineers design, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions. Understanding these differences helps organizations and professionals choose the right career path or job role.

Platform Operator jobs near you
Infographic showing various Platform Operator job openings in Raleigh, NC as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 50% Full Time, 47% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 77% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 21% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $40,573 per year, or $19.5 per hour.

Principal Engineer, AI Platform

Cary, NC • On-site

Epic Games
PC Games • 1 - 5K employees
Learn more about Epic Gamesexternal

$125K - $167K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 23 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural vision for production-grade AI developer tools used by thousands of engineers across Epic's major codebases.

  • Drive architectural decisions for scalable, maintainable developer-facing tools across multiple modalities, including CLI, desktop, web apps, build integrations, services, and APIs.

  • Design and implement security, governance, and compliance protocols for AI platforms, including secret management, workload identity, and runtime isolation policies.

Job description

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.
ONLINE INFRASTRUCTURE
What We Do
We enable Epic's online services teams to build, deploy, and manage services that are used by more than half a billion players around the world. Our mission is to provide world class tools and platforms to improve the experience of our developers and make it easier, faster, and safer to build, operate, and scale their applications. We operate at massive scale as one of the largest cloud computing users in the world.
What You'll Do
As Technical Lead / Principal Engineer on the AI Engineering team, you'll provide technical leadership and strategic vision for the AI-powered platforms, tools and services that accelerate development velocity and productivity across Epic. You'll guide a team of engineers in building high-impact products like unified AI code review systems, Cloud agent hosting, centralized AI knowledge base and developer experience tools that serve thousands of folks across the company.
This role sits at the intersection of AI innovation, practical engineering, and technical leadership. You'll set the technical direction for tools that developers across Epic use every day, establish best practices for AI-powered development tooling, mentor engineers, and shape how thousands of engineers write, review, and ship code. On top of that you'll be hands-on building complex aspects of the systems and working heavily with AI agents to implement, test, release, and operate these critical platforms.
In this role, you will
  • Provide technical leadership and architectural vision for production-grade AI developer tools used by thousands of engineers across Epic's major codebases (Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and more)
  • Drive architectural decisions for scalable, maintainable developer-facing tools across multiple modalities: CLI and desktop tools, web apps, build process integrations, services, and APIs
  • Pioneer and establish patterns for modern AI frameworks and agent architectures, setting standards for the broader team
  • Partner with leadership and high-value teams to identify strategic opportunities and design/build/validate new platforms
  • Design and implement security, governance, and compliance protocols for AI platforms, including secret management, workload identity, and runtime isolation policies
  • Define measurement strategies and success metrics to track impact and continuously improve tool effectiveness
  • Mentor and grow a team of software engineers, conducting architecture reviews and raising the bar for technical excellence
What we're looking for
  • B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience with 10+ years building production software systems
  • Track record of providing technical leadership for complex software projects from conception to delivery at scale
  • Proven experience in "zero-to-one" platform ownership: leading the technical design, architectural strategy, and initial build-out of new platforms before they are fully staffed and scaled
  • Expert-level experience with REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
  • Experience operating and orchestrating scalable services on Kubernetes, including managing container lifecycle and security configurations
  • Experience with and high level of interest in using and building AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot)
  • Proven ability to turn ambiguous organizational problems into concrete technical strategies and drive them to completion
  • Bonus qualifications
    • Game development experience specifically in Unreal
    • Experience leading developer tools or internal platform teams
    • Passion and interest in cutting-edge AI engineering workflows
    • Expert understanding of agent architectures and orchestration frameworks
    • Significant contributions to open-source AI tooling projects
    • Extensive experience with large monorepo codebases
    • Prior experience in engineering leadership roles
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
ABOUT US
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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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