Senior Rendering Engineer

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

We are looking for a Senior Rendering Engineer to take our rendering team to the next level. This is the perfect role for someone who possesses a technical background and has a high degree of appreciation for game art and the people who craft it, loves to improve quality through research and implementing new techniques, and enjoys designing scalable solutions that push visual quality on the latest hardware yet can scale back on older hardware.

This is a challenging and exciting role on a collaborative, talented team.

This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality rendering software, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices. Develop rendering pipeline code and shaders, implementing advanced visual features including lighting, shadows, and post-processing effects.
• Architect robust and scalable solutions for complex rendering challenges, making informed technology decisions to ensure optimal system performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including art and other engineering disciplines, to understand requirements and facilitate seamless communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the rendering pipeline by optimizing algorithms and code for peak performance, staying current with industry trends and technologies, and proactively identifying and resolving critical software issues.
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and constructive code reviews to team members, fostering knowledge sharing and contributing to overall team growth and expertise.
• Contribute to project planning and manage timelines effectively, while also maintaining comprehensive documentation to support knowledge sharing and ongoing system maintenance based on evolving project needs.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in C# or C++. Must have proficiency in HLSL.
• 5+ years of software development experience, ideally within the gaming industry (Console, PC, or Mobile)
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members, and a desire to mentor junior team members.
• Proven ability to write clean, simple, and well-documented code based on design requirements.
• Demonstrated track record of working effectively both independently and collaboratively within a dynamic team.
• Experience with Android and/or iOS mobile application development.
• Up-to-date understanding of current mobile gaming trends.
• Experience working with Agile, Kanban, or similar project management methodologies.
• Experience with at least one graphics API (e.g. Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL, Direct
  
  X).
• Proficiency rendering for game engines such as Unity3D or Unreal Engine is nice to have but not required
• Experience with graphics debugging and optimization on Android and iOS platforms.
• Ability to profile and identify CPU and/or GPU performance issues, and implement optimizations.

• if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
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