It's chaotic here. - QA Engineer Epic Games Employee Review

2.0
14 Apr 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great coworkers. They are brilliant and fun loving people - Competitive pay - Unlimited PTO - Great healthcare plan - Remote work and flexibility.

Cons

The pros you just read sounds great right? Who wouldn't want all those benefits? Well I'm here to tell you that you better be prepared to work for it. As someone who has worked in FAANG before but fairly new to the video game industry, I am absolutely shocked at how things operate here at Epic. Priorities are constantly shifting and you will be given incomplete or unclear requirements during the course of any project. Things will happen often where you will have to completely shift your focus to something new while working on something that was planned. You're gonna be working with important people across various time zones that make it hard to communicate and collaborate effectively. In my teams, there is no clear ownership of certain services/areas and the processes we have are a mess. There is a serious problem here at Epic when it comes to leadership and upper management who cannot commit to priorities and organize work. People here work in a culture of fear from senior leadership and it's chaotic place to work compared to my previous experiences. There are gaps in headcount and resources in design and product areas that causes massive headaches to the engineering department, the work in engineering is also disoriented because we can't seem to breakdown the work in an effective manner. Things will get missed easily and there's a lack of clarity on the deliverables. Work will start even without all the prerequisite docs/specs that will outline how things should go, there's a constant chase for answers during the course of work and it's up to you to figure it out. Be prepared to play office politics because it is something you will need to do well at to succeed here at Epic. This is the most chaotic tech workplace I've ever been a part of.

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5.0
31 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
14 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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