Senior Graphics Engineer
London
As part of the SDK Game Technologies team, you will play a key role in delivering state of the art graphics technologies for the global PlayStation developer community.
What you'll be doing
• Research state of the art graphics technologies
• Influence decisions about bringing the technologies to PlayStation
• Deliver the technologies for developers as part of the SDK
What we are looking for
Must have
• Strong C++ and graphics programming skills, with experience of the latest low-level graphics APIs on PC/console (e.g. DirectX12, Vulkan or platform SDKs for current-generation consoles)
• Good understanding of computer hardware architecture
• Experience of low-level coding, performance analysis and optimization
• Comfortable with shader programming on modern GPUs
• Passionate about computer graphics and games
• Strong technical background in maths or computer science, educated to at least degree level or with equivalent experience
• Experience working in a production environment
• Ability to work constructively as part of a larger team
• Ability to work proactively on your own
• Good presentation and communication skills
Nice to have
• Modern GI/raytracing techniques
• Physically based rendering pipelines
• Volumetric rendering
• Virtual Reality
Benefits of working at R&D
• Technology development is not constrained by specific games/engines. There is time and space to research and develop cutting edge technologies
• Opportunities to work on collaborative projects with R&D teams in Tokyo and in San Mateo, with the wider Sony group, and with academia
• Opportunities to attend relevant conferences (e.g. SIGGRAPH)
• Innovation time for research and projects of your own choosing
• Opportunities to participate in global hackathons
• Relaxed working environment with high level of trust and autonomy. All staff are encouraged to express their views and challenge the status quo
Benefits of working at PlayStation
• Annual bonus opportunity
• London allowance
• Excellent in house training opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus national holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Free onsite gym
• Onsite bar open on Thursday and Friday evenings
• Generous staff discount across all Sony products
• Plus, many more exciting benefits