Remote Game Engine Tools & Rendering Engineer

YO IT Consulting; North Carolina; On-site; USD 82,656 - 137,760; Full time

Job summary

YO IT Consulting seeks a Game Tools & Modding Engineer for a remote contract role. You’ll work on engine-level features, rendering pipelines, and real-time graphics with C++ and major APIs (DirectX, Vulkan, OpenGL or Metal).

Collaborate with designers and engineers, build tools and mods, optimize CPU/GPU performance, and contribute to shader development and cross-platform compatibility in a distributed team.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of game development or real-time graphics experience.
• Strong proficiency in C++.
• Hands-on experience with graphics APIs: DirectX (DX11/12), Vulkan, OpenGL, or Metal.
• Solid understanding of Rendering pipelines.
• Solid understanding of Shaders (HLSL/GLSL).
• 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.

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.

Skills

C++

Graphics APIs

Rendering pipelines

Shaders

Unreal Engine

Performance optimization

Debugging

3D math

Remote work

Engine customization

Profiling tools

Tools

RenderDoc

PIX

Nsight

Job description

YO IT Consulting seeks a Game Tools & Modding Engineer for a remote contract role. You’ll work on engine-level features, rendering pipelines, and real-time graphics with C++ and major APIs (DirectX, Vulkan, OpenGL or Metal).

Collaborate with designers and engineers, build tools and mods, optimize CPU/GPU performance, and contribute to shader development and cross-platform compatibility in a distributed team.