Principal Graphics Engineer
About The Position
Skydance Games, a division of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, is creating the future of interactive entertainment across platforms and genres. Our teams are expanding beloved franchises with Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, pushing the limits of immersion, and shaping how we'll deliver best-in-class games for years to come. We build our games through creativity, collaboration, and trust, empowering teams to take ownership, openly share ideas, and push the boundaries of what's possible. Every project is built with these core values, turning bold visions into experiences that resonate with fans around the world. Do you want to craft games that challenge expectations and inspire players? Come build something extraordinary with us. For information on Skydance's privacy practices, see the Skydance U.S. Personnel Privacy Notice located at https://skydance.com/privacy-personnel/. -- You will be a key member of the growing engineering team for a new project. You will be responsible for all aspects of the development related to graphics and visual presentation of the game. You will be a bridge between the engineering and hardware and the creative team and their game vision.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with graphics related responsibilities in commercial game project development
- Advanced knowledge of C++ programming language applied in various areas of project development, other languages are a plus
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5
- Strong knowledge of shader languages and GPU hardware, and performance analysis tools
- Strong math/3d geometry skills
- Authorization to work in the United States
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent experience
- Experience with multi-disciplinary work with large-scale game engine architecture
- Strong work ethic, self-motivated and self-directing, strong communication skills
- Experience with deep performance optimization and tuning
- Prior work, personal or professional, that shows exceptional insight and skill of execution
Responsibilities
- Architect, refactor and maintain rendering pipelines and features
- Design, write, debug and refine rendering systems, features, tools and infrastructure as needed
- Work with the technical art team to develop specifications and new graphics features
- Optimize graphics and effects to maximize performance and efficiency on CPU and GPU.
- Optimize systems for performance across a wide range of devices, from mobile to PC to high-end console
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Industry
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
Education Level
No Education Listed
