Rendering Programmer – AAA Games

Lightfury Games; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightfury Games is seeking a deeply hands-on Rendering Programmer to join our Bengaluru studio. You will work on core graphics and rendering systems, collaborating with Engine, Tools, Gameplay, and Art teams to ship production-ready features.

The role emphasizes low-level programming, real-time rendering pipelines, shader work, and performance optimization for shipped titles, including AAA-grade projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in rendering/graphics programming.
• Hands-on experience with OpenGL and Vulkan in production rendering.
• Experience with real-time rendering pipelines and shader development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize real-time rendering systems for games.
• Implement rendering features using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan.
• Profile and optimize CPU/GPU performance and fix rendering issues.

Skills

C++

OpenGL

Vulkan

Multithreading

Performance optimization

Shader programming

GPU profiling

Unreal Engine

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Experience: 7+ years (flexible for candidates with exceptional rendering expertise)

Role Overview

As a Rendering Programmer, you will work on the core graphics and rendering systems that power our game, collaborating closely with Engine, Tools, Gameplay, and Art teams. This is a practical, engineering-focused role requiring strong low-level programming skills, hands-on experience with graphics APIs, and the ability to deliver production-ready rendering features for shipped games.

Candidates with experience in AAA game development, engine-level programming, rendering optimization, and production releases will be strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize real-time rendering systems for high-quality game experiences.
• Implement and maintain rendering features using C++, OpenGL, and Vulkan.
• Work on low-level graphics programming, GPU utilization, rendering pipelines, shaders, and graphics performance optimization.
• Collaborate with Engine and Tools programmers to improve rendering architecture, graphics workflows, and engine capabilities.
• Profile, debug, and resolve CPU/GPU performance bottlenecks, rendering artifacts, and graphics-related issues.
• Develop and optimize rendering solutions for performance, scalability, and visual quality across target platforms.
• Work closely with Gameplay, Art, Technical Art, and other engineering teams to integrate and ship rendering features.
• Contribute directly to production builds, ensuring rendering systems meet quality, performance, and stability requirements.
• Evaluate graphics technologies and techniques to improve visual fidelity and runtime performance.
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, debugging, and architectural decisions while remaining hands-on with implementation.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong professional experience in C++, with excellent command of modern C++ concepts, memory management, data structures, algorithms, and performance-critical programming.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with OpenGL and Vulkan in graphics or rendering development.
• Strong understanding of real-time rendering fundamentals, graphics pipelines, GPU architecture, and shader programming.
• Practical experience developing or modifying rendering systems, graphics engines, or engine-level components.
• Proven experience working on shipped games or production-ready gaming products, with direct ownership of implemented features.
• Experience with performance profiling, GPU debugging, rendering optimization, and low-level troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of multithreading, memory and resource management, and performance optimization in real-time applications.
• Ability to independently investigate complex rendering issues and deliver robust, production-quality solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering and art teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Unreal Engine experience is a major advantage, particularly hands-on work with its rendering architecture, renderer modifications, RHI, shaders, or engine-level graphics systems.
• Experience working on AAA titles for PC, console, or high-end mobile platforms.
• Experience with Engine and Tools programming, including engine architecture, graphics tooling, debugging utilities, and developer workflows.
• Experience with DirectX 12, Metal, or other modern graphics APIs.
• Familiarity with rendering techniques such as physically based rendering (PBR), deferred and forward rendering, global illumination, lighting, shadows, and post-processing.
• Experience contributing to engine architecture, technical direction, mentoring, or coordinating work across engineering teams.
• A track record of delivering complex rendering features from implementation through optimization and final game shipment.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a deeply hands-on rendering engineer, not someone whose experience is limited to high-level design or team management. The ideal candidate combines exceptional C++ skills, strong graphics API knowledge, practical engine-level development, and proven experience taking rendering features into shipped products.

Experience with AAA game production, Unreal Engine, Engine and Tools programming, and cross-functional collaboration will help candidates stand out.