Middle Render Developer (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Middle Render Developer (Unreal Engine): Building and optimizing advanced rendering pipelines, performance, and cross-platform development for AAA/AA games with an accent on low-level graphics systems. Focus on engine-level challenges, pushing hardware to its limits, and supporting graphical workflows for technical artists.

Location: Remote (Europe, Ukraine)

Company

hirify.global is an independent strategic partner offering end-to-end game development, technology, art, trailers, and QA services for AAA and AA games.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and debug low-level graphics systems within Unreal Engine and custom rendering modules.
• Lead the porting of rendering systems from PC/DX9 to Xbox/DX12 and PS5/AGC.
• Collaborate closely with technical artists to provide tools, features, and support for graphical workflows.
• Solve complex rendering issues, including shader compilation, lighting, post-processing, and material performance.
• Ensure rendering stability and optimal framerates across PC and console platforms.
• Profile GPU/CPU performance and implement optimizations to push engine capabilities further.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in low-level graphics programming and debugging.
• Strong proficiency with modern game engines, especially Unreal Engine 4/5, including advanced rendering pipelines and optimization features.
• Solid understanding of dynamic asset streaming and scalable world-building systems.
• Proven experience supporting technical artists with graphical tools, shaders, and pipeline features.
• Expertise in performance optimization for large-scale games across multiple platforms.
• Strong knowledge of GPU/CPU profiling, memory management, and multithreaded rendering tasks.
• Familiarity with HLSL, shader compilation workflows, and Unreal Rendering architecture.
• Solid understanding of DX11/DX12/Vulkan.
• Good communication skills, ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 features: Nanite, Lumen, Virtual Shadow Maps.
• Knowledge of custom engine modifications or source-build Unreal workflows.
• Experience developing editor tools for technical artists.
• Background in AAA game development or large-scale real-time projects.
• Experience with next-gen consoles (PS5 / Xbox Series X|S).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive financial reward.
• Challenges working on projects of top global game dev publishers.
• Private medical care, paid time off.
• A culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Community of people who understand and share your passion for games.