Lead Rendering Programmer

Programmer to join our team working on our upcoming unannounced AAA title.

This role will involve leading a team of expert rendering programmers to extend

and optimise our engine and achieve the artistic vision set by Art Director, while

ensuring the content creation pipelines are efficient and game performance is

consistently high.

You will report to the Engine Code Director and collaborate with other code and

art leads to ensure the solutions we build are effective, identify and resolve

bottlenecks that other teams have. Working and managing the team every day,

the Lead Rendering Programmer will enforce and inform the Engine Code

Director's vision for the project, hold reviews and provide feedback to the team,

lead-by-example, and push the boundaries of rendering for video games.

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with the Engine Code Director, Art Director and other leads to

understand and establish their vision and communicate this to the team.

Support the rendering programmers on your team, through regular one-on-

ones, development conversations and performance reviews.

Be a role-model for your team by emphasizing project and company goals,

providing feedback on performance and mentoring.

Manage the rendering code schedule and bugs to minimise risk and ensure

smooth running of the department.

Oversee, advise and drive the whole rendering team to ensure quality results

and efficient working practices.

Keep up to date with industry trends in rendering to ensure our rendering

tech is competitive.

Work with artists to interpret their creative direction and build rendering code

to achieve it.

Work closely with the Engine Code Director to plan and implement new

rendering features.

Implement rendering features to a high quality.

Excellent 3D maths skills.

Proficient graphics background with knowledge of cutting-edge rendering

techniques.

Advanced understanding of current graphics hardware, APIs and shader

programming languages.

Strong understanding in C / C++.

Excellent profiling & optimisation skills, understanding of hardware

bottlenecks and ways to overcome them.

Experience working with latest generation of consoles (PS5 / Xbox Series X / S).

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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