Graphics Engineer (C/C++/HLSL)

Location: Fully remote anywhere in the United States. The posting also lists studio locations in Novato, Irvine, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, Boise, Seoul, and Parksville.

Salary ranges are listed by pay-transparency location: California: $120,000–$154,300 USD per year; New York: $108,000–$138,800 USD per year; Washington: $120,000–$154,300 USD per year; New Jersey: $108,000–$138,800 USD per year; British Columbia: $85,700–$114,300 CAD per year. Total compensation may also include a bonus, equity awards, and benefits.

Company

Visual Concepts is a game development studio focused on artistry and technical innovation, with more than 100 shipped multi-platform titles.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C/C++ rendering code and HLSL shaders.
• Explore and implement rendering technologies that improve game visual quality.
• Optimize GPU performance for smooth, high-fidelity gameplay.
• Collaborate with art and design teams to define and enhance the NBA 2K visual experience.
• Improve VFX, lighting, and post-processing graphics features.
• Contribute to system-wide rendering technology upgrades.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in game or graphics development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• Advanced proficiency in HLSL or a comparable shading language.
• Strong understanding of 3D mathematics, optimization techniques, and performance trade-offs.
• Ability to write efficient, portable, reliable, and readable code.
• Fluent English, written and verbal, is required.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping a AAA title.
• Expertise in physically based rendering, real-time global illumination, post-processing effects, or natural-phenomena simulation.
• Experience applying machine learning techniques to graphics challenges.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with an independent, entrepreneurial, and collaborative engineering team.
• Contribute to a high-caliber game development environment focused on technical innovation.
• Remote work is available anywhere in the United States.
• Benefits may include medical, financial, and other employee programs.
• The position is at-will, and compensation or benefit programs may be modified at the company’s discretion.