Graphics Engineer, Lighting

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Base salary: 577,300–721,600 DKK annually

Company

hirify.global develops a leading game engine used for games, XR, web experiences, and 3D applications across industries including automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare.

What you will do

• Maintain existing and develop new lighting features in the Scriptable Render Pipeline.
• Work on direct and indirect lighting, ray tracing, shadow mapping, and other artist-facing rendering features.
• Evolve and optimize rendering architecture for scalable real-time rendering across high-end platforms and mobile devices.
• Collaborate with developers, technical artists, and product designers on end-to-end graphics workflows.
• Investigate and fix bugs while creating automated tests for new and existing features.
• Deliver maintainable, extensible code within an agile development team.

Requirements

• Proficiency in GPU programming with HLSL.
• Knowledge of modern GPU architectures and hands-on experience developing rendering techniques.
• Good C# programming skills.
• Experience delivering goals in an agile environment.
• Interest in innovative rendering technologies and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Sufficient English proficiency for frequent professional written and verbal communication.

Nice to have

• Experience with the hirify.global engine and large, sophisticated codebases.
• Background in visual effects or the games industry.
• Experience with ray tracing, path tracing, and the rendering equation.
• Shipped games on consoles or mobile devices.
• Knowledge of DX12, Metal, Vulkan, or cross-platform multithreaded C++.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time employment with opportunities to grow as a key contributor to hirify.global Engine and Editor graphics features.
• Health, life, and disability insurance, plus retirement or pension plans.
• Employee stock ownership, vacation and personal days, and parental and family-care programs.
• Commute subsidy, office snacks, mental health support, and employee assistance programs.
• Training and development programs, employee resource groups, and volunteering and donation matching.