Remote Game Engine Engineer — Rendering & Tools

Hired; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Performance bonus

Learning stipend

Health benefits

Job summary

Hired is hiring a Game Engine Developer to build and improve the runtime, rendering, and tooling that games are built on. The role combines deep systems programming with games-specific craft — making the engine fast, stable, and a joy to build with.

Fully remote with flexible hours. Competitive compensation up to $180k USD plus benefits; indicative range $110k–$180k. Requires 4 years of production engine or systems-level work, strong C and graphics API skills, and experience with Unreal or Unity.

Qualifications

• 4 years building production game engine or systems-level software
• Strong proficiency in C and modern graphics APIs (Vulkan, DirectX, Metal)
• Experience with rendering, physics, animation, audio, networking
• Familiarity with profiling, performance analysis, and optimisation
• Working knowledge of one or more major engines (Unreal, Unity, custom)
• Strong system design fundamentals

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain core engine systems including rendering, physics, animation, and tooling
• Optimise runtime performance across CPU, GPU, and memory
• Develop and improve editor tooling and content pipelines
• Diagnose and resolve complex bugs across the engine and games using it
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
• Partner with game teams on engine features and workflow improvements

Skills

C programming

Graphics APIs

Rendering

Physics

Animation

Profiling

Engine knowledge

Tools

Unreal

Unity

DirectX

Vulkan

Metal

Job description

Hired is hiring a Game Engine Developer to build and improve the runtime, rendering, and tooling that games are built on. The role combines deep systems programming with games-specific craft — making the engine fast, stable, and a joy to build with.

Fully remote with flexible hours. Competitive compensation up to $180k USD plus benefits; indicative range $110k–$180k. Requires 4 years of production engine or systems-level work, strong C and graphics API skills, and experience with Unreal or Unity.