Remote Game Engine & Rendering Engineer

YO IT Consulting; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Game Developer to join a remote, contract role focused on engine-level game development and high-performance graphics. You will design core systems, build rendering pipelines, and contribute to tooling across distributed teams.

Bring 3-6 years of experience, deep C++ expertise, and hands-on work with DX/Vulkan/OpenGL/Metal. Unreal Engine familiarity and strong optimization skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in game development or real-time graphics programming.
• Strong proficiency in C++.
• Hands-on experience with graphics APIs: DirectX (DX11/12), Vulkan, OpenGL, or Metal.
• Solid understanding of Rendering pipelines.
• Solid understanding of Shaders (HLSL/GLSL).
• 3D math and real-time graphics concepts.
• Experience with Unreal Engine or similar game engines.
• Familiarity with performance optimization (CPU/GPU, memory, multithreading).
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop game systems and engine-level features using C++ and game engines.
• Develop tools and modding related to games.
• Work on rendering pipelines, shaders, and real-time graphics systems.
• Optimize performance across CPU/GPU, memory, and rendering workloads.
• Build and extend tools, pipelines, and engine systems to support development.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to deliver high-quality experiences.
• Debug complex issues related to rendering, performance, and cross-platform compatibility.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical decision-making.

Skills

C++

Real-time graphics

Rendering pipelines

Shaders

3D math

Unreal Engine

Performance optimization

Debugging

Remote collaboration

Tools

RenderDoc

PIX

Nsight

Job description

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Game Developer to join a remote, contract role focused on engine-level game development and high-performance graphics. You will design core systems, build rendering pipelines, and contribute to tooling across distributed teams.

Bring 3-6 years of experience, deep C++ expertise, and hands-on work with DX/Vulkan/OpenGL/Metal. Unreal Engine familiarity and strong optimization skills are essential for success.