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Epic Games laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
about 13,000 professional jobs are open in North Carolina, including about 53 at Epic Games. Put in your email and we send a plan built for a layoff: benefits and deadlines first, then jobs matched to your background.
Jobs open now
about 13,000 professional jobs are open in North Carolina, and about 53 at Epic Games. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
These are the newest roles, not yet matched to you. Add your email at the top and tell us about your work, and we pick the jobs that fit you.
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- UI/UX Designer · Stepico Games · New York, NY
- Principal Engineer, AI Platform · Epic Games · BLANK, BLANK, Multiple Locations
- Principal AI Engineer, Unreal Engine & LLMs · Epic Games · Cary, NC
- Senior Data Scientist, Transparency & Regulatory · Epic Games · BLANK, BLANK, Multiple Locations
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Discovery Recommendations · Epic Games · BLANK, BLANK, Multiple Locations
- Senior QA Engineer · Epic Games · BLANK, BLANK, Multiple Locations
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for North Carolina unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Washington unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Capital Area Workforce Development Board
For notices in Wake County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
For notices in Bellevue
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Not laid off? Pick what sounds like you
For anyone planning their next move at Epic Games or anywhere else. No résumé needed; we send a first-week plan.
Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
Questions
- Did Epic Games file layoff notices?
- Yes. Epic Games has filed 2 WARN notices with labor departments in North Carolina, Washington, naming 293 workers. The most recent was filed Mar 24, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Epic Games?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For North Carolina, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Epic Games employees?
- about 13,000 professional jobs are open in North Carolina today, and about 53 at Epic Games itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
What did Epic Games file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic GamesTakes effect Mar 27, 2026 | North Carolina | Wake County | 211 | Layoff | State record | |
| Epic GamesTakes effect Mar 27, 2026 | Washington | Bellevue | 82 | Layoff | State record |
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Mar 24, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Epic Games. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.