Epic Games, Inc.
LayoffWARN notice filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department
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Affected Positions
Epic Games is permanently laying off 82 employees at its Bellevue studio starting March 27, 2026, spanning engineering, QA, design, production, and ten director-level roles.
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| Position | Category | Seniority | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programmers & engineers (Engine, Gameplay, Backend, Platform, Web, UI, Cloud, Tools, Online, Pipeline, SRE, Automation, Audio) | Engineering | Individual contributor | 24 |
| QA & test (Senior Tester, Senior QA Analyst/Engineer, SDET, Test Lead, QA Manager) | Engineering | Individual contributor | 21 |
| Designers (Game, Gameplay, Systems, Technical, AI, UX, UI, Audio) | Design | Individual contributor | 11 |
| Directors (Engineering, Technical Audio, LiveOps, Product EGS, Account Management, Store Operations, Developer Programs, Automation) | Other | Director | 10 |
| Production & product (Producer, Senior Producer, Audio Producer, Release Manager, Lead Program Manager, Senior Product Manager) | Product | Individual contributor | 7 |
| Artists & animation (Concept Artist, Senior Animator, Senior Gameplay Animator, Concept Outsource Lead) | Design | Individual contributor | 4 |
| Engineering Lead | Engineering | Manager | 1 |
| IT Systems Administrator | Operations | Individual contributor | 1 |
| Senior Business Development Manager | Sales | Manager | 1 |
| Senior Counsel, Employment & Labor (Americas) | Legal | Senior IC | 1 |
| TA Partner | HR | Individual contributor | 1 |
Positions extracted from the official notice document using AI; verify with the official ESD source record by employer and filing date.
More Notices from Epic Games, Inc.
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| Filed | County | Workers | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2023 | King | 39 | Layoff |
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Washington law generally requires covered employers to provide 60 days' written notice for qualifying closures, mass layoffs, and certain reductions in hours. Thresholds and exceptions apply. Data on this page comes from Washington ESD's public WARN records. Search ESD's public WARN database.