Rendering Software Engineer — Real-Time Graphics

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks/year

Sick time 10 days/year

Health, dental, vision

Job summary

Electronic Arts’ EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver is seeking a Rendering Software Engineer to evolve our rendering engine for multiple target environments and maintain high visual quality.

You’ll implement core rendering pipelines, shading systems, and tools across diverse hardware, collaborating with Technical Artists, Art Directors, Gameplay Engineers, and Core Engine teams to deliver fluid, real-time hockey experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience in real-time graphics or rendering programming.
• Experience with multi-platform rendering pipelines and hardware abstraction layers.
• Working knowledge of C++ and object-oriented programming; hands-on shader experience in HLSL.
• Familiarity with DirectX 12, Vulkan, or platform graphics interfaces.
• Experience using graphics profilers (PIX/RenderDoc/Nsight) to diagnose issues.

Responsibilities

• Implement and extend rendering systems and shading pipelines to support diverse hardware.
• Work with graphics abstractions to adapt workloads across configurations.
• Collaborate with artists, gameplay engineers, and engine teams to deliver real-time features.
• Profile, diagnose, and optimize GPU/CPU performance and memory usage.

Skills

C++

HLSL shaders

DirectX 12

Vulkan

Graphics pipelines

Profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/Graphics

Tools

PIX

RenderDoc

Nsight

Job description

Electronic Arts’ EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver is seeking a Rendering Software Engineer to evolve our rendering engine for multiple target environments and maintain high visual quality.

You’ll implement core rendering pipelines, shading systems, and tools across diverse hardware, collaborating with Technical Artists, Art Directors, Gameplay Engineers, and Core Engine teams to deliver fluid, real-time hockey experiences.