Software Engineer, Graphics (Mid to Senior)

Panic Button; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Panic Button in Austin, TX, is seeking a Software Engineer with a strong graphics focus to join a growing team working on rendering techniques for video games.

Ideal candidates bring experience in C++ graphics, shader programming (HLSL/GLSL), graphics engines, lighting, and performance profiling to optimize CPU/GPU utilization.

Qualifications

• 2+ years C++ development and graphics programming experience.
• Knowledge of graphics engines, shader programming models, and HLSL/GLSL.
• Familiarity with global lighting, dynamic lighting, and shadow rendering.
• Experience debugging rendering issues.
• Experience profiling and optimizing CPU/GPU utilization.

Skills

C++ development

Graphics programming

Shader languages

HLSL/GLSL

Rendering debugging

Profiling CPU/GPU

Lighting techniques

Graphics engines

Job description

Panic Button is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Software Engineer with a strong focus in graphics development to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working in software engineering teams in the video game industry, with recent and extensive experience in rendering techniques.

Requirements

• Knowledge of graphics engines, shader programming models, and high-level shader languages (such as HLSL or GLSL)


• Familiarity with global lighting methods, dynamic lighting, shadow rendering, and other modern rendering techniques


• Experience debugging rendering issues


• Experience profiling and optimizing both CPU and GPU utilization


• 2+ years C++ development and graphics programming experience