Remote Game Engine Tools & Rendering Engineer

YO IT Consulting; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 55.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

YO IT Consulting is seeking a Game Tools & Modding Engineer for a remote contract role focused on high-performance real-time graphics and engine-level work. You will contribute to rendering pipelines, toolchains, and cross-platform systems with C++ and graphics APIs.

Join a distributed team to design, implement, and optimize engine features, shaders, and tooling, collaborating with designers and engineers to deliver polished, scalable experiences across platforms.

Formación

• 3-6 years of experience in game development or real-time graphics programming.
• Strong proficiency in C++.
• Hands-on experience with graphics APIs (DirectX, Vulkan, OpenGL, Metal).
• Solid understanding of rendering pipelines.
• Shader programming knowledge (HLSL/GLSL).
• Experience with Unreal Engine or similar engines.
• Familiarity with performance optimization and multithreading.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, distributed team.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

C++

Real-time graphics

Rendering pipelines

Shader programming

Herramientas

DirectX

DX11

DX12

Vulkan

OpenGL

Metal

Unreal Engine

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Game Developer

Job Type: Contract

Location: Remote

Job Summary: Our customer’s team is seeking a Game Tools & Modding Engineer with strong rendering and engine-level experience to build high-performance, real-time applications. This role goes beyond gameplay—you’ll work on graphics systems, rendering pipelines, and low-level optimizations using technologies such as DirectX (DX11 and DX12), Vulkan, OpenGL, or similar APIs.

Key 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.
  
  

Required Skills And Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in game development or real-time graphics programming.
• Strong proficiency in C++.
• Hands-on experience with one or more 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.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, distributed team.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with engine customization or low-level systems development.
• Familiarity with profiling tools (RenderDoc, PIX, Nsight, etc.).
• Experience working on cross-platform or performance-constrained environments.
• Exposure to tooling, pipelines, or editor extensions.
• Background in multiplayer or large-scale systems.