The Studio:
We are a video game development studio with offices in Guildford, UK and Utrecht, Netherlands. Sitting within the heart of thriving communities of game developers and publishers, we focus on quality and excellence, and our partners and players are always at the front of everything we do.
Games are not just about gameplay. We believe in the importance of balancing every single aspect of a game that you, as a player will interact with; what you see, how you play and how it makes you feel.
An exciting new project is taking shape at Stellar. You'll be joining a specialist team who are ready to provide technical solutions and optimisations.
The Role
As Stellar Entertainment’s Rendering Engineer, you will be working closely with our wider Rendering and Engineering team to help develop and optimise graphics technology while maintaining visual quality.
As our Rendering Engineer, you will:
Work under direction to develop and optimize rendering features
Assist with the implementation shaders and lighting systems
Coordinate across teams to achieve exceptional visual quality
Work towards optimising performance and memory usage
Collaborate with colleagues to maintain and enhance the rendering pipeline
Research and implement cutting-edge rendering techniques
Work with colleagues to identify bugs and solutions
Requirements
What we’re looking to see on your CV:
Experience in a Rendering role in the gaming industry.
Strong programming skills in C++, and ability to demonstrate your 3D maths expertise
Good knowledge of rendering techniques and algorithms, and experience with shader programming and real-time lighting
Excellent knowledge of optimisation techniques
Familiarity with various engines
Ability to work coordinate across teams
A keen interest in for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible visually, and keeping up to date with latest tech developments in the field
Bonus points if you have;
At least one, or two extra programming languages under your belt
Previous experience in building large scale, realtime, multiplayer games
Benefits
What you can expect from us:
Flexible hybrid working (we work 3 days per week on-site)
Holiday Accrual Scheme
International AAA game projects;
Access to cutting-edge hardware;
Discretionary bonus scheme
Private Healthcare Plan incl. Dental and Eye care
Pension Plan
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme - Wellness Support
Regular Team Incentives and Social Events
We’re on an important journey with our team mates, candidates and industry partners to tackle barriers to equality and promote diversity, inclusion and accessibility across the markets we work in. If you need any support during the interview process or any feedback on our processes, please let us know.
We're unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role, so you'll need to be based in the UK with the Right to Work here.
Skills Required
- Experience in a Rendering role in the gaming industry
- Strong programming skills in C++ and demonstrated 3D maths expertise
- Good knowledge of rendering techniques and algorithms; experience with shader programming and real-time lighting
- Excellent knowledge of optimisation techniques
- Familiarity with various game engines
- Ability to coordinate and work across teams
- Keen interest in pushing visual boundaries and keeping up to date with latest tech
- Additional programming languages (one or two)
- Experience building large-scale, realtime, multiplayer games
What We Do
Stellar Entertainment’s mission is simple: to create & amaze. We strive to be the best at what we do and to deliver work of exceptionally high quality. Quite simply we don’t want to have to explain our work, we want it to speak for itself.
