Senior Engine Programmer, Generalist

HoYoverse; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premiums for you and depend

Generous paid time off

401K / RRSP plan

Life and disability insurance

Team-building activities

Flexible working hours

Job summary

HoYoverse invites a senior graphics programmer to lead the creation of a cloud-native rendering pipeline for open-world titles. You will optimize GPU workloads, design runtime engine features, and produce thorough design notes and standards. Strong C++ and multi-threading expertise are required, with experience in Unreal Engine and Vulkan considered a plus.

The role emphasizes scalable architectures, detailed documentation, and collaboration across teams to push the boundaries of immersive games.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years professional programming experience.
• Excellent C++ skills.
• Familiarity with an existing game engine and engine architecture concepts.
• Strong multi-threaded programming techniques.
• Experience with multiple rendering subsystems.
• Deep understanding of modern rendering architecture.
• Multi-threaded renderers and render graphs.
• GPU resource management and scheduling/job systems.
• Familiarity with GPU profiling tools.
• Unreal Engine and Vulkan development experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a next-generation cloud-native rendering pipeline with a focus on parallelism, distributed execution, and scalability.
• Profile, debug, and optimize GPU and rendering workloads.
• Design and implement runtime engine features to support open-world projects.
• Produce clear technical documentation, design notes, and implementation standards.

Skills

C++

Multi-threading

GPU rendering

Game engine

Rendering pipelines

Unreal Engine

Vulkan

GPU profiling tools

Tools

None

Job description

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.
Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community.
Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies.
In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.
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What You Will Do

1. Architect and build a next-generation cloud-native rendering pipeline with a focus on parallelism, distributed execution, and scalability.

2. Profile, debug, and optimize GPU and rendering workloads.

3. Design and implement runtime engine features to support open-world projects.

4. Produce clear technical documentation, design notes, and implementation standards.

What We Are Looking For

1. Minimum 8 years professional programming experience

2. Excellent C++ skills

3. Familiarity with an existing game engine, good understanding with engine artichture design concept.

4. Strong multi-threaded programming techniques.

5. Experience with multiple rendering subsystems.

6. Deep understanding of modern rendering architecture

7. Multi-threaded renderers

8. Render graphs

9. GPU resource management

10. GPU scheduling and job systems

11. Familiarity with GPU profiling tools

12. Unreal engine and vulkan development experience is a plus.

Benefits:

The base pay range for this position is $180,000 to $300,000 USD per year. Actual pay is based on location and may vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, and experience from the candidate. Total compensation may include salary, company bonuses, sign-on bonuses, relocation package, and other benefits such as:

• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your dependents

• Generous paid time off

• 401K / RRSP plan

• Employer-paid life and disability insurance

• Team-building activities throughout the year

• Flexible working hours

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.