Senior Rendering Engineer - Remote-First AAA Graphics

Climax Studios; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Keywords Studios seeks a senior rendering/engine engineer to ship high‑performance rendering tech across PC, consoles, and Mac. You will optimize GPU/CPU usage, work on shader pipelines, and contribute to Unreal Engine and other custom C++ architectures.

You’ll join a team delivering cutting‑edge graphics features for demanding AAA titles, with remote‑friendly hours and a strong emphasis on technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping rendering systems for AAA, film/VFX, XR or simulation.
• Strong modern C++ skills and shader debugging.
• Production experience with graphics APIs (DX12, Vulkan, Metal) and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Turn art team vision into shippable rendering tech across platforms.
• Build and improve high-performance rendering features for PC, consoles, Mac.
• Profile and resolve GPU/CPU bottlenecks and memory usage.
• Work with modern pipeline techniques including GPU-driven rendering.
• Extend engines (including Unreal) and custom C++ architectures.

Skills

Rendering/engine

C++ programming

Shader authoring

DirectX 12 / Vulkan / Metal

Unreal Engine

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Keywords Studios seeks a senior rendering/engine engineer to ship high‑performance rendering tech across PC, consoles, and Mac. You will optimize GPU/CPU usage, work on shader pipelines, and contribute to Unreal Engine and other custom C++ architectures.

You’ll join a team delivering cutting‑edge graphics features for demanding AAA titles, with remote‑friendly hours and a strong emphasis on technical excellence.