Senior Rendering Engineer

PLAYGROUND GAMES LTD; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading Xbox Game Studio, where creativity and passion for gaming come together. As a Senior Rendering Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in rebooting a beloved franchise, working alongside talented teams to create stunning visuals and optimize performance for console and PC. This permanent position offers a chance to contribute to world-class games in a collaborative and inclusive environment, where your expertise in rendering techniques will shine. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and excellence in the gaming industry, and help shape the future of action RPGs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in rendering engineering with a published title.
• Strong skills in C++ and rendering techniques for console.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced rendering systems in a proprietary engine.
• Maintain existing rendering systems and ensure performance across platforms.

Skills

C++

AAA rendering techniques

Performance optimization

Software architecture

Communication skills

Job description

Playground Games is looking for a Senior Rendering Engineer to join our Fable team on a permanent basis.

About us:
As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:
As Senior Rendering Engineer, you will be working with the Content and Tech Art teams to deliver cutting edge visuals and great rendering performance. You will design and implement rendering systems according to requirements, improve existing systems and optimise them to ensure they are within budget.

Our ideal candidate is an expert Rendering Engineer who is passionate about their craft, skilled in AAA rendering techniques and performance optimisation on console and PC and has the track record to prove it.

This is a permanent role, based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.

What you’ll do:

1. Design and implement state of the art rendering systems and techniques in our custom, proprietary engine.
2. Maintain and extend existing rendering systems.
3. Empower the Content teams to create high quality content.
4. Ensure that rendering systems scale and perform well on all supported platforms.

What you’ll bring:

1. At least 3 years of experience, with demonstrable work on at least 1 published title (ideally AAA on console).
2. Strong C++ and software architecture skills.
3. Good knowledge of state-of-the-art rendering techniques and performance optimization on console.
4. Excellent communication skills and an eye for detail.
5. A genuine passion for video games.
6. A portfolio demonstrating high-quality rendering work is a plus. This portfolio can be submitted as a link to a portfolio website or added as an attachment along with your CV.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on [e-mail].