Rendering Engineer

About the Role

Join Light Pattern, a boutique game development studio led by Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson.

Light Pattern is experimenting with a distinctive art style for its unannounced project and is seeking a Rendering Engineer to help bring this world to life. If you dream of shaping an engine rather than just using one, we want to hear from you.

This is a full-time, on-site position in Auckland, New Zealand. Relocation assistance is available.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a custom rendering pipeline
• Develop lighting and shading models that support a dark, gritty aesthetic
• Write efficient GPU and CPU code, profiling and optimising for high frame rates on a wide range of hardware
• Research and prototype advanced techniques such as global illumination, volumetrics and temporal reprojection
• Develop tooling for material/lighting iteration, debug visualisation and performance analysis
• Collaborate with artists and designers to translate visual goals into performant features
• Guide, mentor, and inspire other programmers

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
• Significant graphics programming experience (we expect 5+ years) on shipped game titles
• Deep knowledge of modern GPU architectures and APIs such as DirectX 12, Vulkan, or Metal
• Strong skills with Rust or modern C++
• Solid mathematical foundations
• Experience with GPU and CPU profiling tools such as RenderDoc, PIX, Nsight, VTune, etc.
• Excellent cross-disciplinary communication. You must be able to translate artistic vision into technical tasks