Principal AI Engineer, Unreal Engine & LLMs
Epic Games
Cary, NC · Posted October 23, 2026
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...Epic Games seeks a Principal AI Engineer to embed AI capabilities in Unreal Engine, designing end-to-end LLM-driven systems. You will work across engine, cloud services, and web UI, delivering robust, scalable tooling and data pipelines. The role requires hands-on Unreal...