Lead Graphics Engineer
System Era is searching for a creative and skilled engineer to lead graphics development at the studio!
As Lead Graphics Engineer at System Era, you have the opportunity to drive rendering technology forward for the company. You have a passion for collaborating with an art team to develop visual targets that inspire the team and the technical skills needed to make those targets a reality. With a broad understanding of rendering techniques, you understand the complex trade-offs each presents in terms of implementation time, runtime performance, visual quality, and artist workflows. In addition, you understand that visual style and quality strongly affect gameplay, and that the nature of common gameplay scenarios can inform the effectiveness and impact of a given rendering technique. This motivates you to collaborate with designers and gameplay engineers to ensure that gameplay and visuals are cohesive and mutually supportive of one another. Putting all these pieces together, you pick the combination of techniques and pipelines that is most aligned with the project’s goals given the resources available.
Using a procedural world generation pipeline, fully dynamic gameplay environments, targeting a wide range of hardware, and keeping our team small are priorities that present a unique set of challenges for us at System Era. You share our view that managing complexity and finding simple, elegant solutions to the problems at hand are key to our success. You don’t hesitate to learn the hardware and toolsets for each platform and plan for how your systems will scale across the target range. As a senior leader on the engineering team, you set a positive example with your commitment to quality, provide valuable input in technical discussions, and work to educate the team in your area of expertise.
Due to COVID-19, the System Era team is currently working remotely. Relocation to Seattle once it is safe and reasonable to do so is preferred, but permanently remote work is negotiable for this role. Employees in the Seattle area will continue to enjoy hybrid in-office and remote work options even after restrictions on in-office work are lifted.
Compensation includes salary, benefits with full medical and dental coverage, 401k with company match, participation in profit sharing, and relocation assistance. We look for candidates who value joining a team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.
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