Senior Graphics Engineer (Unreal Engine)

Location: Remote, based in the United Kingdom; St Albans is listed as the location. Proof of the right to work in the UK is required.

Company

hirify.global is an experience-focused technology company creating immersive attractions, interactive installations, virtual production, spatial computing, AI-powered experiences, and digital experience platforms.

What you will do

• Own graphics initiatives across asset compatibility, lighting, shaders, materials, and emerging rendering techniques.
• Design runtime asset translation and cross-platform content workflows for OKO and Studio projects.
• Build custom Unreal Editor tools, UI extensions, and automated asset pipelines for developers and artists.
• Improve rendering performance and visual fidelity through low-level graphics optimisation and GPU profiling.
• Set technical direction through architecture decisions, robust C++ code, code reviews, documentation, and mentoring.
• Collaborate with web, mobile, and cloud teams to improve the Unreal experience across the platform.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience developing in C++ with Unreal Engine and understanding its codebase and runtime systems.
• Strong graphics and rendering programming foundations, including Unreal rendering code, RHI, shader development, and GPU performance profiling.
• Experience building or extending Unreal Editor tools, workflows, or pipelines used by developers or artists.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex rendering and tooling challenges to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach with experience mentoring peers and sharing technical knowledge.
• Must have the right to work in the UK and provide the required documentation.

Nice to have

• Experience with runtime asset loading and interchange technologies such as glTF/GLB or USD.
• Experience with real-time replication, multiplayer, or real-time synchronisation.
• Experience building, maintaining, or distributing Unreal Engine plugins.
• Open-source software contributions.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent remote workplace arrangement in the UK.
• Collaborative environment focused on curiosity, respect, and knowledge sharing.
• Opportunity to work on long-term products and platforms for immersive digital experiences.
• Work spanning web, mobile, XR, spatial computing, virtual production, and interactive installations.