Senior Rendering Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Transform the art team's vision into deployable and scalable rendering technology.

• Develop and enhance high-performance rendering functionalities for PC, console, and Mac platforms.

• Analyze and address GPU/CPU bottlenecks, including occupancy, tile memory pressure, indirect dispatch overhead, and bandwidth issues.

• Utilize modern pipeline techniques such as GPU-driven culling, indirect command buffers, and bindless architectures.

• Contribute to GPU memory management leveraging contemporary API features and memory heaps.

• Extend primary engines (including Unreal source) and custom C++ frameworks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in rendering or engine engineering, having delivered rendering systems for AAA games, film/VFX, XR, or simulation.

• Strong proficiency in modern C++ along with expertise in shader authoring and debugging (HLSL, MSL, or GLSL).

• Production experience with Metal, DirectX 12, Vulkan, or GNM/GNMX, and a willingness to learn additional technologies.

• Familiarity with the rendering pipeline, including rasterization and compute, as well as an understanding of hardware-accelerated ray tracing.

• Acquainted with contemporary techniques such as PBR, GI, ambient occlusion, volumetrics, and post-processing (AA, HDR, tone mapping, motion blur).

• Comfortable navigating unfamiliar codebases and making informed technical decisions.

• Strong applied 3D mathematics skills, alongside technical writing that resonates with fellow engineers.

• **Bonus Points**

• Hands-on experience with mesh shading pipelines (DX12, Vulkan, Metal).

• Understanding of modern hardware variations, including console and Apple Silicon unified memory architectures.

• Background in ray tracing or compute-driven rendering.

• Modifications to the Unreal Engine source.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working: Remote-friendly long before it became standard, with core hours that promote both excellent work and a balanced life.

• Support & wellbeing: Mental health first-aiders, therapy and coaching through Myndup, along with private medical insurance to ensure your health and support.

• Pension & life cover: A robust pension plan and life insurance to secure your future and protect your loved ones.

• Time for you: A minimum of 25 days of vacation, a paid winter break, and 3 volunteering days annually to contribute to causes you are passionate about.

• Parental leave: Family-oriented policies that provide support and flexibility for parents and caregivers.

• Levelling up: An annual learning and development budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities to enhance your skills and career.