Graphics Programmer – Console/PC Studio – 100% Remote working (UK Only)
9 May 2024,
Amiqus Games
Birmingham, UK, Remote
Graphics / Engine
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Special Move is working with an ambitious and growing mobile game studio Tag Games based in Dundee, Scotland. Who have a 15 year legacy of making mobile games for some of the biggest brands on the planet.
This year Tag is embarking on its most ambitious and exciting title yet, developing a brand new cross platform IP in partnership with a world renowned publisher. We are looking for passionate new people to join their team on their quest to forge a place in players' hearts.
Tags culture is collaborative and relaxed. They encourage feedback and support each other to solve problems - always striving to be the best they can be. They are driven by a passion for quality and delivering outstanding products. If this feels like a studio where you can thrive and grow then we have a variety of roles available, both in their Dundee studio and remote. It would be great to have you join their team!
The Role:
Tag Games Studios is looking for an experienced graphics programmer to work on an ambitious new cross platform IP. You will play a pivotal role in developing the visual presentation of this world-leading IP, supporting the art and engineering teams as part of the graphics programming team with technical direction, planning and architecture with direction from project stakeholders to deliver a best in class gameplay experience.
Here's what you will be doing
- Designing and creating performant graphics code in Unity on multiple platforms.
- Authoring optimal shader code that will work across a variety of platforms.
- Delivering high quality visuals within the capabilities of a wide range of target hardware
- Working with the art team, under direction of the art director, to deliver on the vision for the project.
- Designing and building art tools to increase the efficiency of the art creation process.
- Profiling (GPU, CPU, Memory) to find and reduce bottlenecks and optimise existing code.
- Planning your work and assisting others with planning as required.
To do this job, you will need
- Professional experience as a graphics programmer having shipped at least one title.
- Experience with graphics programming in Unity
- Experience targeting multiple GPU types on mobile platforms
- Strong depth of knowledge on graphics programming topics and techniques
- Strong depth of knowledge working with shaders including programming HLSL
- Strong depth of knowledge programming HLSL.Good knowledge of art pipelines
- Good knowledge of profiling tools
- Experience identifying bottlenecks and optimising graphics code
- Good communication skills with technical and non-technical people
- A passion for graphics, graphics programming and games.
While not required, below are nice to have
- Experience working with Unity's Scriptable Render Pipelines (URP/HDRP/Custom)
- Experience developing tools/scripts in art applications (e.g. Maya, photoshop, etc.) to support the art pipeline, ideally using python
- Experience writing compute shaders
- Experience using PBR workflows
- Experience developing free to play games
- Experience working on a live title providing regular updates
- Delivery of console or PC titles
- Familiarity with Agile development processes
- Have worked with distributed teams in different timezones
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