Gold handcuffs, but not a bad place - Lead Software Engineer Epic Games Employee Review

4.0
Apr 25, 2023
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- Money (salary + bonus + stock options) - Lots of vacation - Nice products - Great benefits (hardware, travels, swags)

Cons

- Work a lot (10h+/day) - Communication sucks - all slack-based, information does not follow the hierarchy - Wonder how we will get more income in the future with Fortnite's decline - Lack of finances transparency - Lack of HR and Legal transparency

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Amazing company.Great work life balance, great people

Cons

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4.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I really loved my time at Epic. I know every department is different, but you really can't beat the work-life balance and benefits, including 2 weeks off in the summer and 2 weeks off in the winter AND unlimited PTO. It helps that I had an amazing manager - that makes or breaks anything. Most people are a pleasure to work with - I've only run into 1 or 2 bad apples in almost 2 years.

Cons

Not a lot of diversity at the C-Suite level.

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