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# Unreal Engine Performance Engineer

- **Company:** welevel GmbH
- **Location:** München, Germany
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, Artificial Intelligence, Profiling, Video Game Development, Performance Testing, HLSL, Unreal Engine
- **Published:** May 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dd2445339161426d

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Unreal Engine?, * 3+ years in game development, with at least 1 shipped title (PC or console).

 * Deep knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 profiling tools and optimization workflows.
 * Skilled in GPU optimization (materials, shaders, lighting, draw calls).
 * Experience with CPU-side optimizations: AI, physics, and networking.
 * Familiarity with upscaling solutions (DLSS, FSR, TSR) and their impact on rendering pipelines.
 * Bonus: Experience with large-scale survival/RPG or open-world games.

## Description

We are looking for an Unreal Engine Performance Engineer to ensure our ambitious world runs at peak performance across PC and consoles without compromising gameplay or fidelity., As an Unreal Engine Performance Engineer, you will:

 * Profile CPU, GPU, memory, and network performance across platforms.
 * Optimize Unreal Engine 5 systems (Nanite, Lumen, World Partition, physics, AI, animation, networking)
 * Integrate and fine-tune upscaling technologies (DLSS, FSR, TSR) to maximize performance while preserving visual quality.
 * Improve rendering pipelines, LOD systems, asset streaming, and lighting setups.
 * Collaborate with designers, engineers, and artists to balance fidelity and performance.
 * Develop tools and workflows for automated performance testing.
 * Support platform-specific optimization for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.


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