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Role: Unreal Engine Developer

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3D Graphics & Computing 3

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Algorithms & Data Structures 1

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Understands basic algorithms and their complexity in the context of Unreal Engine C++ development. Applies standard STL algorithms and Unreal containers (TArray, TMap) for game data processing.

Applies medium-complexity algorithms in Unreal projects: navigation algorithms via NavMesh, spatial queries via Octree, EQS for AI decision making. Evaluates complexity when working with large Actor volumes.

Defines algorithmic standards for the Unreal team. Conducts code reviews focused on complexity and Unreal-specific optimizations. Builds a library of algorithmic solutions for AAA projects.

Defines algorithmic strategy at studio level for Unreal projects. Evaluates GPU compute (Niagara, Compute Shaders) for massively parallel algorithms. Shapes performance culture.

Benchmarking 1

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Clean Code & Refactoring 1

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Code Review 1

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Game Design 1

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Game Engines 3

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Game Infrastructure 2

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Understands game backend integration from Unreal: connects to PlayFab/Nakama services for player profiles, authentication, and inventory management. Implements basic backend SDK integration using Unreal's HTTP and WebSocket subsystems. Follows team patterns for async backend communication.

Independently implements Game Backend in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines game backend strategy for Unreal projects: selects backend platforms, establishes networking architecture standards, and sets performance/cost targets for online services. Reviews server architecture decisions ensuring scalability for concurrent players and cross-platform play.

Defines studio-wide online services architecture for Unreal titles: evaluates emerging backend technologies, establishes cross-project standards for live operations, and drives R&D for next-gen multiplayer infrastructure. Shapes technical vision for global-scale game services.

Game Platforms 1

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Game Programming 6

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Game QA 1

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VR Development 1

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XR Platforms 2

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Additional skills (optional) 48

These skills do not affect the main grade but show the breadth of your profile.

AI Coding Assistants

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Algorithms & Data Structures

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Uses Unreal-specific containers: TArray, TMap, TSet, TQueue. Understands the difference between Unreal containers and STL. Selects proper containers for storing Actor references and game data.

Applies specialized Unreal containers: TSparseArray, TBitArray, TResourceArray. Uses custom allocators for optimized memory usage. Creates Unreal-compatible custom structures.

Defines container usage standards for Unreal projects. Establishes guidelines for Unreal vs STL containers. Trains the team on data-oriented design in the Unreal Engine context.

Defines data architecture strategy for the Unreal studio. Evaluates Mass Entity Framework for data-oriented gameplay. Shapes custom container library for cross-project reuse.

API Management

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Documents Unreal API: code comments, README, Blueprint documentation.

Creates documentation including API reference for Unreal Engine game services and Blueprints interfaces, integration guides for online subsystems and platform SDKs, and technical design documents for gameplay framework architectures.

Defines documentation standards for Unreal Engine game service APIs including mandatory gameplay API references, online subsystem integration guides, and platform SDK documentation requirements. Establishes review processes ensuring game API documentation meets quality standards across development teams.

Application Security

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Benchmarking

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Understands basic performance budgets in Unreal Engine: target FPS, GPU/CPU frame time splits, draw call and poly count limits. Follows team-defined budgets for levels and actors. Uses Unreal Insights and stat commands to check frame time and reports regressions.

Independently defines performance budgets for Unreal features: per-thread CPU time allocations, GPU render pass budgets, Nanite/Lumen overhead limits and streaming pool sizes. Understands trade-offs between scalability settings and visual quality across PC and console targets. Sets up automated budget validation using Unreal Automation Framework and CSV profiling.

Defines performance budget strategy at the team and product level for Unreal projects. Establishes per-platform frame time budgets, VRAM/RAM envelopes and streaming bandwidth allocations across all game subsystems. Creates budget ownership model with per-department allocations, automated Unreal Insights dashboards and CI-integrated budget gates. Drives cross-discipline alignment between art, level design and engineering on scalability and quality trade-offs.

Caching

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CI/CD

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Understands basic GitHub Actions for Unreal Engine: running UE build pipelines for target platforms, reading CI logs for compilation and packaging failures, understanding workflow triggers for automated builds. Follows team conventions for Unreal CI pipeline configuration.

Independently creates GitHub Actions workflows for Unreal Engine: configures automated UE build pipelines for target platforms, implements packaging and cook content automation, automates build distribution and version management. Manages Unreal CI/CD configurations.

Defines DevOps strategy for Unreal teams: establishes CI/CD standards for UE build infrastructure, implements platform engineering approaches for large-scale game project delivery, drives adoption of automated packaging and content deployment.

Cloud Providers

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Concurrency & Parallelism

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Understands the fundamentals of Multithreading at a basic level. Applies simple concepts in work tasks using C++/Blueprints. Follows recommendations from senior developers when solving problems.

Independently applies multithreading for Unreal Engine: FRunnable and task graph system, async loading with streaming, game thread vs render thread separation, parallel gameplay system updates. Explains concurrency trade-offs for Unreal Engine threading model.

Defines multithreading standards for Unreal teams: establishes guidelines for task graph and threading model usage, conducts reviews of concurrent gameplay system designs, creates training materials on UE-specific concurrent programming patterns.

Containerization

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Understands basic Docker concepts for Unreal development: containerized build agents for UE projects, Docker images for CI dependencies, basic docker-compose for dedicated server testing. Uses existing configurations for Unreal build environment containers.

Independently configures Docker for Unreal projects: containerized build agents for UE, docker-compose for dedicated server testing, Dockerfile for UE build environment images. Understands container resource management for large UE builds and network configuration for game server containers.

Defines Docker infrastructure strategy for Unreal projects: build farm container standards, dedicated server container governance, build caching and artifact distribution policies. Conducts architecture reviews for containerized UE build infrastructure and optimizes FinOps for build resources.

Game Design

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Understands basic game mechanics in Unreal: Actor lifecycle, collision channels, Blueprint visual scripting. Implements simple mechanics using Blueprints following team conventions. Uses Unreal property system to expose gameplay parameters.

Independently implements Game Mechanics Design in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines technical strategy for Unreal game mechanics systems. Establishes GAS architecture standards, Blueprint/C++ boundary guidelines, and replication strategies. Coordinates technical direction for gameplay, animation, and networked mechanics systems.

Understands Unreal UI basics: UMG widget system, Blueprint-driven UI logic, and input mapping for game interfaces. Builds simple HUD widgets, menus, and notification systems following UX specifications. Follows team standards for widget hierarchy, screen adaptation, and Enhanced Input integration.

Independently implements Game UX and UI Design in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines game UX technical strategy for Unreal projects: establishes UMG architecture standards, Common UI adoption policies, and input handling conventions. Coordinates UX efforts between design, art, and engineering teams ensuring consistent player experience across platforms and input devices.

Game Infrastructure

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Game Platforms

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Game Programming

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Understands basic Game AI in Unreal: Behavior Trees, Blackboard, and AI Controllers with navigation mesh. Follows team patterns for implementing NPC behavior using Blueprint visual scripting and EQS (Environment Query System).

Independently implements Game AI in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines technical strategy for Unreal Game AI systems. Establishes Behavior Tree conventions, EQS design guidelines, and AI profiling standards. Coordinates technical direction for AI, animation, and level design integration.

Defines studio AI technology strategy for Unreal: MassAI for large-scale simulation, neural network integration, and custom AI plugin development. Shapes technical vision for next-gen game AI across studio projects.

Understands Unreal animation fundamentals: Animation Blueprints, montages, blend spaces, and state machines. Sets up basic character animation pipelines using Unreal's Animation System. Follows team conventions for animation asset import, retargeting, and skeleton management.

Independently implements Game Animation Systems in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines animation technology strategy for Unreal projects: evaluates animation tools and plugins, establishes pipeline standards between animators and engineers, and sets memory/CPU budgets. Reviews animation architectures for scalability across game modes and platforms.

Understands Unreal rendering basics: material editor, shader model concepts, and deferred vs forward rendering. Applies basic material setups using Blueprint material functions. Follows team guidelines for texture streaming, mesh LOD configuration, and lighting build settings.

Independently implements Game Rendering in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines rendering technical strategy for Unreal projects: establishes material authoring standards, scalability profiles, and visual quality targets across platforms. Coordinates rendering pipeline decisions between art, tech art, and engineering to deliver consistent visual fidelity at target performance.

Game QA

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Understands Unreal localization fundamentals: FText, string tables, localization dashboard, and culture-aware formatting. Implements basic text localization for UMG widgets and game dialogs. Follows team standards for using FText consistently, text gathering, and translation workflows.

Independently implements Game Localization in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines localization strategy for Unreal projects: evaluates translation management systems, establishes workflows between engineering and localization teams, and sets quality benchmarks. Reviews localization pipelines ensuring efficient turnaround, minimal string freeze impact, and consistent terminology.

Understands Unreal Engine performance basics: tick groups, actor lifecycle, and rendering budgets. Uses Unreal Insights and stat commands to identify frame time spikes. Follows team standards for Blueprint nativization, asset streaming, and level-of-detail configuration.

Independently implements Game Performance Optimization in Unreal Engine 5. Optimizes performance. Works with profiler.

Defines Unreal performance strategy for studio projects: establishes scalability settings standards, automated benchmark suites, and performance gates in CI/CD. Coordinates optimization efforts across gameplay, rendering, and content teams for multi-platform releases.

Git & Workflows

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Works with version control for Unreal: Perforce or Git with LFS. Understands workspace setup, changelist management. Performs basic operations: checkout, submit, resolve conflicts.

Applies advanced VCS techniques for Unreal: stream-based branching in Perforce, shelving for code review, automated workspace setup. Configures triggers for validation.

Defines VCS strategy for the Unreal studio. Establishes branching policy, submit guidelines. Coordinates VCS infrastructure with IT and build engineering.

Defines enterprise VCS strategy for the studio. Evaluates Perforce vs Git for Games for large-scale Unreal projects. Shapes VCS infrastructure roadmap.

Clones Unreal Engine projects with Git LFS and handles initial asset downloads. Recognizes that .uasset, .umap, and blueprint files require LFS tracking due to their binary nature. Follows existing .gitattributes configurations for Unreal content without altering tracking rules.

Maintains .gitattributes rules for Unreal projects covering .uasset, .umap, blueprint, and derived data cache files. Uses LFS file locking to coordinate binary asset edits among team members and prevent conflicts on non-mergeable content. Configures sparse checkout patterns to reduce local storage for large Unreal repositories.

Establishes team-wide Git LFS standards for Unreal asset management including .uasset/.umap tracking, blueprint locking protocols, and derived data cache exclusions. Coordinates migration strategies for legacy Unreal projects transitioning to LFS-backed repositories. Mentors developers on Unreal-specific LFS workflows and resolves complex versioning issues with binary content.

GraphQL

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Integration Testing

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Kubernetes & Orchestration

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Logging

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Memory Management

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Understands the fundamentals of Memory Management at a basic level. Applies simple concepts in work tasks using C++/Blueprints. Follows recommendations from senior developers when solving problems.

Understands Unreal Engine memory architecture: UObject lifecycle, garbage collection, and smart pointers (TSharedPtr, TWeakPtr, TUniquePtr). Uses UPROPERTY() macros correctly for GC integration. Manages asset memory through streaming and reference counting. Profiles memory with Unreal Insights and understands platform-specific memory budgets.

Defines memory management standards for Unreal Engine development teams. Establishes platform-specific memory budgets aligned with certification requirements. Conducts architectural reviews of streaming, rendering, and gameplay memory systems. Creates guidelines on custom allocator selection, UObject lifecycle management, and texture streaming configuration.

Understands the fundamentals of Memory Profiling at a basic level. Applies simple concepts in work tasks using C++/Blueprints. Follows recommendations from senior developers when solving problems.

Independently uses Unreal memory profiler for UObject allocation tracking and texture streaming analysis. Understands trade-offs between level-of-detail memory budgets and rendering quality in production builds.

Defines memory profiling standards at team level: UObject allocation budgets per module, texture streaming policies, LOD memory limits by platform, and mandatory profiler gates in CI. Establishes review workflows for memory-intensive subsystems.

Metrics & Monitoring

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Networking

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OOP & Design Patterns

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Applies Unreal-specific patterns: GameplayAbility for ability systems, Components for composition, Subsystems for services. Uses delegates and interfaces for decoupling.

Applies advanced Unreal patterns: Gameplay Ability System (GAS), Data-Driven Design via DataTables, Async patterns with Latent Actions. Uses Gameplay Tags for flexible categorization.

Defines architectural patterns for the Unreal studio. Establishes decision framework for choosing architecture by project type. Conducts architecture reviews and mentoring.

Defines architectural strategy for the studio. Shapes Unreal reference architectures. Publishes architectural guidelines for the game development community.

Understands the fundamentals of OOP & SOLID Principles at a basic level. Applies simple concepts in work tasks using C++/Blueprints. Follows recommendations from senior developers when solving problems.

Independently applies OOP/SOLID in Unreal Engine/C++: proper UObject/AActor inheritance hierarchies, interface-based gameplay systems (UInterface), single responsibility in components and subsystems. Understands trade-offs between Unreal's deep class hierarchy and composition with ActorComponents.

Defines OOP/SOLID standards for Unreal team: UObject/AActor hierarchy guidelines, UInterface usage patterns, ActorComponent composition standards. Conducts reviews of class inheritance decisions in Unreal Engine C++ and Blueprint projects.

Optimization

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Understands basic latency concepts for Unreal Engine: frame time budgets, rendering pipeline stages, and input-to-display delay. Uses Unreal Insights and stat commands to measure performance. Follows team guidelines on tick group configuration and actor update frequency.

Optimizes Unreal Engine latency: implements level-of-detail (LOD) systems for rendering performance, configures async loading to prevent hitches, and optimizes Blueprint tick frequency. Profiles GPU and CPU frame time using Unreal Insights. Implements occlusion culling and draw call batching for rendering pipeline optimization.

Defines latency optimization strategy for Unreal Engine projects across platforms. Establishes frame time budgets per platform and rendering feature. Conducts architectural reviews of rendering, physics, and gameplay tick systems. Creates performance testing pipelines with automated frame time regression detection.

Profiling

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Understands basics of CPU profiling in Unreal Engine. Uses Unreal Insights and stat commands (stat unit, stat game) to identify frame time issues. Follows team guidelines for capturing profiling sessions and reading CPU thread timelines.

Independently profiles Unreal projects using Unreal Insights, CSV profiling, and platform-specific tools. Identifies CPU bottlenecks in game thread, render thread, and async tasks. Understands trade-offs between Blueprint Nativization and C++ for CPU-critical gameplay logic.

Defines CPU profiling strategy for Unreal development teams. Establishes per-frame CPU budgets for game, render, and RHI threads. Integrates automated profiling into build pipelines with regression alerts. Conducts cross-discipline performance reviews covering gameplay, animation, physics, and AI systems.

Understands basic asset I/O profiling in Unreal Engine — pak file reads, shader loading, and streaming latency. Uses Unreal Insights and platform profilers to identify slow asset loads. Follows team guidelines for asset packaging and reducing disk seeks during level transitions.

Independently profiles asset streaming I/O using Unreal Insights and platform disk profilers. Understands trade-offs between pak compression levels and decompression CPU cost. Optimizes async loading priorities, texture streaming pools, and level streaming to maintain gameplay without I/O stalls.

Defines I/O profiling and asset streaming standards at the project level for Unreal Engine titles. Establishes I/O budgets per platform (HDD, SSD, optical) and enforces pak ordering. Conducts reviews of level streaming, async loading, and DLC packaging. Drives automated I/O regression testing.

Understands basic memory profiling concepts in Unreal Engine including UObject lifecycle, garbage collection, and memory pools. Uses Unreal Insights and stat memory commands to capture basic memory data under supervision. Identifies straightforward memory issues such as unreferenced assets staying in memory by following team profiling guidelines.

Independently applies Unreal memory profiling using Unreal Insights, LLM (Low-Level Memory Tracker), and MallocProfiler to diagnose memory issues. Understands trade-offs between streaming and resident memory strategies for different asset types. Optimizes texture streaming pools, reduces UObject count overhead, and resolves memory budget violations on target platforms like consoles or mobile devices.

Defines memory profiling strategy at the team and product level for Unreal Engine projects. Establishes per-platform memory budgets using LLM tags, enforces memory regression testing in CI with Unreal Insights automation, and standardizes memory guidelines for content creators and gameplay programmers. Conducts architecture reviews of streaming systems, world partition memory impact, and asset reference chains. Drives adoption of memory-aware development practices across all disciplines.

Prompt Engineering

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Relational Databases

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REST API

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System Design

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Understands basic game system design principles in Unreal: Gameplay Framework hierarchy, Components vs Inheritance, DataAssets for configuration. Designs simple gameplay systems.

Designs medium-complexity game systems in Unreal: save system with versioning, economy system with server validation, progression system via GAS attributes.

Defines architectural standards for the Unreal studio. Establishes reference architectures. Conducts architecture reviews and mentoring on system design.

Defines system architecture at studio level. Shapes technology platform. Defines reusable systems and shared infrastructure for Unreal projects.

Unit Testing

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Writes tests for Unreal with Automation Framework: simple unit tests for game logic, Functional Tests for integration. Understands test categories: SmokeTest, ProductionTest.

Develops testing strategy for Unreal: mock objects for subsystems, test world setup, Blueprint test utilities. Integrates testing into Horde CI with automated reporting.

Defines testing standards for the Unreal team. Establishes test requirements, review criteria. Trains the team in testing practices for AAA game development.

Defines testing strategy at studio level. Evaluates testing frameworks. Shapes cross-project test infrastructure and quality metrics for AAA Unreal projects.

Understands basic unit testing in Unreal Engine: Automation Testing Framework setup, simple functional tests for gameplay systems, assertion patterns for actor behavior. Follows team practices for testing game logic in isolation from engine rendering.

Independently writes unit tests in Unreal Engine: Automation tests for gameplay systems, mock components for actor isolation, edge case coverage for networking and replication. Integrates UE tests into CI/CD with automated functional test suites and regression coverage.

Defines testing strategy at product level for Unreal projects: Automation test standards, networking/replication testing governance, content validation frameworks. Establishes shift-left testing culture with automated quality gates for UE game builds.