Senior Rendering Engineer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Rendering Engineer (Gamedev): Develop rendering systems for mobile games with an accent on optimizing 3D assets and ensuring predictable performance across devices. Focus on collaborating with game teams to solve problems in 3D graphics, rendering, and runtime performance while supporting artists and designers.

Location: Onsite in Helsinki

Company

hirify.global is a games company from Helsinki, Finland, known for games like Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale, and Brawl Stars.

What you will do

• Collaborate with game teams to identify and solve problems in 3D graphics, rendering, runtime performance, and memory efficiency.
• Iterate and improve upon existing legacy systems that are already widely used, ensuring minimal production disruption.
• Support artists and designers in achieving the game’s visual targets while maintaining excellent runtime performance, especially on low-end hardware.
• Communicate effectively with game teams and other stakeholders, building trust, providing clarity on deep technical topics, and minimizing surprises.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in related fields.
• Ability to write efficient, simple, and reliable C/C++.
• Experience with real-time applications (60Hz+).
• Ability to work with legacy codebases.
• Shader programming experience (GLSL, MSL, HLSL, or equivalent).
• Low-level graphics API experience (OpenGL ES 3.0, Metal, Vulkan, or equivalent).

Nice to have

• Experience with data-oriented design.
• Experience with low-end/power-constrained mobile platforms or game consoles.
• Experience with 3D engines and asset pipelines.
• Experience with graphics analysis and profiling tools (RenderDoc, Metal Debugger, ARM Streamline, etc.)
• A working understanding of CPU and GPU architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Independent cells and trust are at the core of the culture.
• Compensation, work environment, and resources needed to succeed while having fun.
• Focus on you as a human being, not a resource.
• Dedicated mobility team and partners will support you throughout your move.