Graphics Technical Director

4A Games is seeking a passionate Graphics Technical Director to lead the graphics team, ensuring top-tier visual fidelity and performance for their next-gen project. This role involves setting the technical vision for rendering technologies, collaborating across disciplines, and delivering stunning, state-of-the-art graphics. The director will manage the graphics pipeline, architect and optimize systems, and drive the development of rendering features and tools.

Must Have

• Serve as the primary technical authority for graphics architecture and implementation.
• Define and evolve strategies for future graphics development and pipeline efficiency.
• Lead the design, planning, and estimation of rendering features.
• Architect and optimize graphics systems within a AAA engine.
• Spearhead the development and integration of tools for shader authoring, debugging, profiling, and asset validation.
• Drive cross-project technical synergies for graphics modules.
• Define detailed technical specifications and graph-related documentation.
• Rapidly prototype visual features and evolve them into production-ready implementations.
• 5+ years in game development with significant involvement in graphics programming, including at least one AAA console or PC project.
• Deep expertise in C/C++, graphics architecture, rendering pipelines, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with modern game engines and low-level graphics APIs (DirectX 12, Vulkan, Metal, OpenGL).
• Strong knowledge of multiplatform rendering challenges and solutions.
• Experience leading a graphics or rendering team (Lead Programmer, Graphics Engineer, or similar roles).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent mathematics skills (linear algebra, calculus) relevant to graphics programming.
• Exceptional leadership, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, driven, and capable of identifying issues and effectively executing solutions.
• Fluent in English.

Good to Have

• Experience with advanced rendering techniques: global illumination, ray tracing, volumetric effects, reflections, shadow mapping, depth of field, etc.
• Strong knowledge of shader programming languages (HLSL, GLSL, Metal Shading Language).
• Familiarity with graphics profiling, optimization, and debugging tools (e.g., RenderDoc, NVIDIA NSight, GPUView).
• Passion for pushing visual quality in games and staying at the cutting edge of graphics tech.

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package available

RESPONSIBILITIES

> We're looking for a passionate Graphics Technical Director to steer our graphics team and ensure top-tier visual fidelity and performance across platforms. You'll set the technical vision for rendering technologies and collaborate deeply with multiple disciplines to deliver stunning, state-of-the-art graphics.

• Serve as the primary technical authority for graphics architecture and implementation.
• Define and evolve strategies for future graphics development and pipeline efficiency.
• Lead the design, planning, and estimation of rendering features (e.g., real-time lighting, shaders, post-processing).
• Architect and optimize graphics systems within a AAA engine, including shader compilation, resource management, and performance tuning.
• Spearhead the development and integration of tools for shader authoring, debugging, profiling, and asset validation.
• Drive cross-project technical synergies for graphics modules; propose and leverage reusable graphics solutions.
• Define detailed technical specifications and graph-related documentation for game needs.
• Rapidly prototype visual features; evolve prototypes into production-ready implementations.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years in game development with significant involvement in graphics programming, including at least one AAA console or PC project.
• Deep expertise in C/C++, with a focus on graphics architecture, rendering pipelines, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with modern game engines (e.g., Unreal, Unity, custom engines) and low-level graphics APIs (e.g., DirectX 12, Vulkan, Metal, OpenGL).
• Strong knowledge of multiplatform rendering challenges and solutions.
• Experience leading a graphics or rendering team (Lead Programmer, Graphics Engineer, or similar roles).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent mathematics skills (linear algebra, calculus) relevant to graphics programming.
• Exceptional leadership, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, driven, and capable of identifying issues and effectively executing solutions.
• Fluent in English—clear communication is key for cross-team success.

PREFERENCES

• Experience with advanced rendering techniques: global illumination, ray tracing, volumetric effects, reflections, shadow mapping, depth of field, etc.
• Strong knowledge of shader programming languages (HLSL, GLSL, Metal Shading Language).
• Familiarity with graphics profiling, optimization, and debugging tools (e.g., RenderDoc, NVIDIA NSight, GPUView).
• Passion for pushing visual quality in games and staying at the cutting edge of graphics tech.