Incredible people, terrible decisions. - Programmer Writer Epic Games Employee Review

2.0
26 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The talent at Epic are some of the best and brightest in the field. Incredible levels of camaraderie, collaboration, and ability to get things done. Highly dynamic work, ability to engage with the community and feel like you're actually making a difference. Great healthcare, benefits are generally generous.

Cons

Sweeping layoffs. An engineer-centric development culture that makes decisions that are often divorced from the reality of Fornite users A culture of fear and reluctance to challenge the CEO Tim Sweeney. A clear lack of lessons learned from the 2023 layoffs. Room for career growth is extremely stunted under the current system.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Amazing company.Great work life balance, great people

Cons

Still acts like a start up, a lot of ambiguity

4.0
25 Jun 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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