Senior Graphics Engineer

Intrepid Studios

  • San Diego, CA
  • $125,000-187,500 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 11 days ago
  • Apply easily
Intrepid Studios is looking for a highly motivated and talented Senior Graphics Engineer to join our Engineering team here in beautiful Southern California. You will help our game come to life by working alongside other graphics developers in Unreal to improve the quality of the rendering systems and the performance of cross platform high level graphics architecture!Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years game industry programming experience
  • At least one AAA title shipped as a contributing graphics engineer
  • Strong knowledge of C++
  • Experience writing Graphic Shaders (HLSL, GLSL, Cg)
  • In-depth Experience with Low Level Real-Time Rendering Technologies & API’s (DirectX 12)
  • Fully Proficient in 3d Math (Linear Algebra, Vector/Matrix Math, Quaternions, etc.)
  • Passion for graphics programming and staying on top of current techniques
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex technical graphics concepts to a wide range of audiences
  • Must be a self-motivated and energetic team player with a very strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
  • Desire and ability to mentor more junior engineers on your team
  • Expertise with Unreal Engine 5, including the graphics pipeline
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
What You’ll Be Doing
  • Develop and maintain high-quality and performant rendering engine systems within Unreal Engine
  • Maintain existing systems, improving performance, testability and stability
  • Work with cross-functional teams to bring new engine features to selected external partner platforms
  • Closely collaborate with our other developers in the development of Unreal.
  • Build automated tests for new features and bug fixes
Extra awesome:
  • Understanding of the modern engine systems and rendering architectures and
  • Familiarity with global lighting methods, dynamic lighting, shadow rendering and similar concepts
  • Strong understanding of computer shaders & compute driven graphics pipelines
  • Experience working on real-world productions or large multi-platform engines
  • Prior MMO development experience and/or passion for MMO games
  • Experience developing rendering techniques and implementing white papers
Interview Overview:Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.
  • 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team
  • 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager and Team
  • Final interview with the Executive Team
  • References calls & a background check
The Legal Bits:We offer competitive pay based on market standards plus a significant annual bonus structure. The base salary for this role is between $125,000 - $187,500, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.Job descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee.We encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, to apply for positions. We are an equal opportunity employer and we're committed to a fair and consistent interview process and employer experience.About Us:Founded in 2015, Intrepid Studios is the independent developer and publisher of the upcoming and Most Anticipated MMORPG, Ashes of Creation. Based in beautiful Southern California, Intrepid has assembled a veteran AAA team of tremendous talent and experience in the MMORPG industry. The gaming industry can be a turbulent storm of hiring cycles and layoffs. We’ve set out to do something different, to break this cycle and create an independent studio capable of withstanding the chaos of this industry. We’ve brought on-board a team of professionals that hold a diverse set of skills, and who all share a singular goal: making fun games. The studio is designed to be an open place for collaboration and communication, a place that is conducive to team building and success. Our goal is to build a family that will laugh together, play together, succeed together, and stay together.All posted positions are full-time with generous medical benefit options covered 100% by employer for employees and dependents plus paid vacation & sick days, and 401k with matching.We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Intrepid Studios will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Applicants of all ages, identities, and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Intrepid Studios will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.See more details on your right to work here:This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See more details here:Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.Powered by JazzHR

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