Senior Graphics Engineer (Unreal Engine)

Location: Remote worldwide. Candidates based in Ireland with the right to work there are offered full-time employment; candidates elsewhere may be engaged as contractors depending on local employment and tax requirements.

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first game studio developing the FPS title Ready or Not.

What you will do

• Lead the development and optimization of core engine, rendering, and graphics systems in Unreal Engine 5 across multiple platforms.
• Build robust, scalable, and high-performance rendering features and workflows.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, technical artists, content teams, production, and leadership.
• Identify graphics bottlenecks and establish performance and optimization best practices.
• Own technical decisions, assess risks and tradeoffs, and contribute to long-term project goals.
• Review code, mentor junior engineers, and communicate technical solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional game-development experience and experience shipping at least one AAA console title.
• Strong C++ and mathematics skills with recent professional Unreal Engine experience.
• Deep understanding of real-time rendering, rendering pipelines, shaders, GPU/CPU architecture, and GPU performance.
• Experience with DirectX12, Vulkan, RenderDoc, or PIX.
• Strong debugging, optimization, problem-solving, software-engineering, and code-quality skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a remote-first environment.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Nanite, Lumen, Virtual Shadow Maps, or TSR.
• Experience extending or modifying Unreal Engine rendering pipelines or engine-level graphics systems.
• Experience working on multi-platform titles and across the full game-development lifecycle.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote, remote-first work environment with a globally distributed studio.
• Compensation is based on location, experience, and local market rates.
• Full-time employee employment is available in Ireland for candidates with the right to work there.
• Contractor engagement may be available outside Ireland subject to local employment and tax requirements.