Not Epic Anymore - Senior Technical Artist Epic Games Employee Review

2.0
Jan 28, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Great health benefits and vacation policies (hopefully it continues). - Great game engine technology.

Cons

- Disorganized, inefficient, and in-experienced leadership. Game development process and standards are well behind AAA standard. - Career growth and talent management / deployment issues. Many leads, stakeholders, and legacy employees lack critical modern development experience and skills. Folks that are actually able to solve real, strategic issues are un-recognized. - Review process is extremely opaque, and unbalanced. Actual contributions, impact potential, and being marked as "critical" has meant nothing. I've observed many under and over value issues when it comes to promotions and rewards. Lots of legacy folks getting promoted despite not meeting the standards the rest of us are held to. All while folks doing real work remain in the background. - Making games seems secondary to driving technology.

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5.0
May 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing benefits and pay - Work with some of the most talented folks in the industry - Move quickly and ship a lot - Have the freedom to make a lot of impact - Not political and a no nonsense place, just a lot of talented and passionate folks wanting to do good work

Cons

- Company strategy can shift quickly which can feel chaotic for many people, change is a part of life at Epic - Lots of teams work long hours, not all teams but it’s common

1.0
Apr 14, 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, people you work with are all top notch in their fields.

Cons

No growth opportunities or raises at all. I've been here for 4 years and since then have only had 1 notable raise and no promotions. Constant turnover and loss of talent due to over-worked stress and no sense of work/life balance. Management are all incompetent and won't ever take accountability for their terrible actions. "Fast-paced" environment is what they tell you but it's just another way of saying they will over-work you and give you no rewards. C-suite is even more out of touch with their employees and consumers. Constant pivots and changes out of nowhere because some L8 or L9 didn't like it and no one will push back otherwise you get laid off. I was here since 2022 and it has just gone downhill ever since COVID. Layoffs are a clear indicator of a company under-performing and the fact that none of the people involved with the bad decisions were touched indicates that this will continue happening. Terrible place to grow and pay isn't much better.

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