Senior Graphics Engineer

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Senior Graphics Engineer position is responsible for building out exciting rendering systems and features in the Bluepoint Engine to bring our team’s vision to life.  

This position will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with designers, artists, and programmers, to design, implement and iterate on rendering systems.

• Extending existing rendering systems to provide new or improved functionality to meet the needs of content teams.

• Optimizing high and low-level rendering code for console platforms.

• Researching new real-time rendering techniques and features.

• Jumping in to help where needed.

What craft expertise you’ll have:

• Technology Knowledge

  • Required: Strong C++ programming ability.

  • Required: Strong knowledge of HLSL/PSSL.

  • Desired: DirectX experience.

  • Desired: C# experience.

• Tool Knowledge

  • Required: Visual Studio with strong experience debugging and profiling code.

  • Required: Experience with CPU and GPU profiling tools; Razor, RenderDoc, etc.

  • Desired: Experience working with PS4 or PS5 hardware APIs; AGC/GNM.

  • Desired: Maya, Jenkins.

• Craft Experience

  • Required: Solid understanding of real-time rendering techniques.

  • Required: Ability to work within performance and memory constraints.

  • Required: Hands-on experience implementing tools or backend systems for AAA games in areas such as; lighting, materials, shadows, raytracing, VFX, water, atmospherics, post-effects, GPU-driven rendering, or backend abstraction & resource management.

  • Desired: Experience writing tools for rendering systems; content cookers/compilers, shader code generators, DCC plugins, visualizers, etc.

Other Criteria:

• Experience

  • Degree: B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience.

  • Years of Experience: 5+ years of rendering programming preferred.

  • Required: Strong experience that allows for mentoring and growth opportunities.

  • Required: Has shipped at least 1 AAA console game or equivalent experience.

• Additionally, you should possess

  • A proven ability to manage time, self-organize, and meet deadlines.

  • Strong communication skills.

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

  • Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail.

  • A growth mindset and a positive outlook.

  • The ability to wring the last drop of performance out of any CPU or GPU.