Expert Rendering Engineer (Remote) - Infinity Ward

Activision • Santa Monica, CA

33d • Remote

About The Position

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare II. A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and dedicated development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with. Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on Twitter. (This position is open to remote work.) Infinity Ward is seeking a talented and passionate Expert Rendering Engineer to oversee key graphics feature development. The ideal candidate will have functioned as a video game engineer with industry experience in tooling, systems, and graphics. Their primary focus will be on pushing visual fidelity, runtime efficiency, and user productivity related to all facets of graphics feature development, in concert with our world-class artists, to achieve their vision. Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Requirements

• 12+ years of video game graphics or engine development experience.
• A desire to lead other talented engineers towards broader goals.
• Contributed significantly to the development of two or more shipped games.
• Excellent debugging and performance analysis skills.
• Experience architecting and debugging threaded systems.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and troubleshooting complex graphical features.
• Deep knowledge of C++ programming and best practices for high-performance applications.
• Experience with mainstream shading languages, such as HLSL.
• Strong 3D math and algebra skills.
• Self-motivated, ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience
• Experience contributing code toward a bespoke internal game engine
• Experience with asset pipeline, and associated runtime memory and rendering technology.
• Experience with game physics & simulation techniques.
• Experience with multi-platform development, including PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch.
• Working in and extending an established code base.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cutting-edge visual systems that enhance the Call of Duty player experience.
• Research new rendering and simulation techniques that push the envelope of AAA game visuals and performance.
• Collaborate with other engineers and content creators on technical design and feature roll out.
• Support memory budgeting, performance analysis, and optimization work.
• Review the work of other engineers and provide mentorship.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees