Senior Software Engineer (Graphics) New

PlayStation Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Visual Computing Group. You will work on developing innovative ML solutions for game rendering and streaming. Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in C++, real-time systems, and modern graphics APIs. This role offers hybrid working, a discretionary bonus, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Scheme

25 days holiday per year

On Site Gym

Subsidised Cafe

Free soft drinks

On site bar

Access to cycle garage and showers

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience.
• Basic knowledge of neural network architectures like CNNs.
• Experience in image processing theory and methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve ML workloads within game engines.
• Research and implement fast graphics methods.
• Collaborate on publications and patent submissions.

Skills

Strong C++ skills

Real-time systems experience

Deep knowledge of DirectX 12

Experience with Unreal or Unity

Hands-on experience in game development

GPU debugging and performance profiling

Understanding of rendering pipelines

Education

MSc. in Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related field

Tools

3D engines (Unreal, Unity)

Modern graphics API (DirectX 12)

Job description

We are looking for an independent, dedicated Senior Software Engineer to join the Visual Computing Group (VCG) and contribute to redefining the world of game play and live streaming via advanced R&D. VCG's mission is to design and deploy advanced neural networks and machine learning (ML) for game rendering and streaming systems of SIE that exceed the state-of-the-art in runtime efficiency, visual quality and latency. What you'll be doing:

• Develop and improve the integration of ML workloads within game engines or runtime tools for prototyping of R&D features within real-time gameplay environments
• Research, prototyping and implementation of new methods for fast graphics or post processing and enhancement
• Collaborate with team members on drafting publications and patent submissions
• Participate and assist the team in core R&D work with other teams within Sony Interactive Entertainment
  
  MSc. In Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent skills evidenced by work experience in the specific domain of the post
• Knowledge of the graphics pipeline, including coordinate transformations between frames of reference, PBR materials, rasterization, lighting, and ray tracing
• Minimum 3 years of experience
• Evidence of:
• Strong C++ skills and real-time systems experience
• Deep knowledge of at least one modern graphics API (DirectX 12)
• Experience with 3D engines such as Unreal or Unity; in particular, generation of datasets, access to G-buffers, motion vectors, etc
• Hands-on experience in game development
• Experience with GPU debugging and performance profiling tools
• Familiarity with resource barriers, descriptors, swap chains, and synchronization
• Understanding of rendering pipelines (deferred, forward+, compute-based rendering)
• Ability to integrate and support shaders, compute workloads, and post-processing pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with engine, tools, and ML teams to integrate graphics/ML features into the broader runtime
Desired skills:
• Basic knowledge of neural network architectures like CNNs, transformers and diffusion models
• Experience in image processing theory and methods, evidenced by the development of practical designs in this area
  
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• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Cafe
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers
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