Epic Games Reviews

Pros

Easily the best company I've worked for.

Cons

I have had to crunch occasionally, but nothing compared to other games companies I've worked for.

Pros

everything is bad about it

Cons

terrible job do not get

Pros

Good pay and a great team to work with

Cons

Felt limited by the constructs of the company's projects

Pros

For me, the work was a lot of fun. Working on UE3, UE4, and the company’s games was a career highlight

Cons

Perks outside HQ were limited. Work/Life balance was at times difficult to manage

Pros

Epic has some of the greatest developer minds in the industry and it's an absolute joy to work with them. Benefits and bonuses are nice, but not worth the cost to your health.

Cons

Crunch hours are ridiculous and consistent if you're working on any big, public-facing project. You are always on call. Epic advertises that you have unlimited vacation time (with approval), but good luck getting it approved if you're on a big project. Management moves people around to different teams/projects without asking the employee in question if they want to move. Burnout is rampant. I had a team member who had been working non-stop without a vacation (and on call on the weekends & holidays) through the launch of Fortnite Battle Royale up through the first anniversary of launch. He was so burned out by the end of it that HR dinged him for poor performance and put him on a personal improvement plan -- that did not include a break from all the work. Epic will take everything you have to give and more... and when you're spent and need a break, there's a whole line of people eager to work here and ready to replace you.

Pros

Culture is awesome, Colleagues are smart, driven and ambitious. Onboarding process was amongst the best I have ever seen Lot of scope for creative freedom

Cons

Normal issues that comes with rapid growth Lack of clear direction (Got to be ridiculously self motivated to finish projects) Conflicting priorities leading to some crunch