Rendering Engineer
OtherSide Entertainment is an independent game studio with remote staff throughout North America. Our mission is to create deeply immersive games that draw players into richly imagined worlds; games that empower players to choose their own play-style, making their experience unique and personal; games that encourage players to team up with their friends and weave their own shared narrative; the kind of games that are powered by our players’ vision as much as our own. Together, we aim to evolve the “player-authored” tradition of Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Thief, and Deus Ex – all games developed by the company’s founders, Paul Neurath and Warren Spector.
The Opportunity
Argos is a multiplayer-first, immersive sim with a small, senior team under the creative direction of Warren Spector. We’re looking for a rendering programmer who will work with our art team and own the low level implementation for our distinctive visual style across a variety of domains. Areas of development include NPR shaders, foliage WPO, weather and time of day, procedural terrain materials, and atmospheric VFX. We’re looking for someone who can understand the big picture and who will advocate for what needs to get done.
Job Responsibilities
- Work in partnership with art to envision, implement and validate new visual features as defined by project priorities .
- Work in partnership with art to maintain our existing NPR shaders and provide improvements.
- Collaborate with the Lead Engineer to develop the project roadmap and milestone definitions.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of game industry experience, or equivalent demonstrable experience. Ideal candidates will also have experience in a role focused on rendering.
- Experience developing games in Unreal Engine 4 or 5. Familiarity with the nuances and details of the engine is a plus.
- High level of competence with C++, particularly low level understanding of how C++ interacts with memory. Candidates who prefer clean and simple code a plus.
- Experience developing in HLSL or similar.
- Robust communication skills. Comfortable exploring ideas and issues with designers, artists and other engineers.
- Self-motivated, proactive and able to work with minimal supervision.
Additional Notes
Our people-first approach to game development celebrates diversity, and strives to create a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone is treated equally, with dignity, and with respect. We highly encourage candidates from diverse and under-represented backgrounds to apply, even those that may not directly meet every qualification listed for this role.
Pay Transparency
This is a full-time, remote working role, with competitive compensation and a full suite of benefits available anywhere in the United States. All team members may be asked to occasionally travel for key meetings, as part of their job responsibilities. We're required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances of each case, but a reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this role is $115,000 - $130,000.
We review and update our salary range bands at OtherSide Entertainment on an annual basis to provide transparency to the expected base salary ranges on our job posts externally as well as internally. All OtherSiders have access to their pay range for their current positions to understand their growth opportunities. Most in-house employee roles also include discretionary variable bonus compensation as well as long-term incentive. Our recruiter will share more details about bonus and LTI for this role in your screening or throughout your interview process as it becomes available. Final compensation determinations are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances of each case and will take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to skill, qualifications, accomplishments, experience, credentials, and business needs. We look forward to and welcome discussion on this topic at any time during the interview process.
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