Expert Graphics Engineer - High Moon Studios

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Your Mission

Great Games Start with Great People! This is a significant time in our companys history and one of the most exciting times to join us! High Moon Studios is currently looking for a versatile Expert Graphics Engineer proficient in streaming technologies for our vast and demanding worlds.

What You Bring to the Table

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. Therefore this role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

• Work on next generation streaming technology heavily integrated with our renderer.
• Work across a vast range of devices with several being more than a decade old to the latest and newest consoles including high-end PCs.
• Push our streaming technology to support vast and complex terrains including development of our terrain technology.
• Develop shaders across multiple devices and APIs to support streaming and terrain technology.
• Develop design modify optimize and debug the Call of Duty engine tools and infrastructure
• Communicate features and collaborate with engineering design and art teams
• Participate in the design performance and code review process
• Contribute to design and roadmap of industry-leading AAA games

Player Profile

Minimum requirements:

Experience

• 12 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with computer game technologies including AI programming physics 3D programming animation collision detection

Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or Math related field
• Demonstrated knowledge of various hardware architectures from mobile devices to consoles and PCs.
• Thorough understanding of the challenges that come with implementing streaming technologies across a vast array of devices.
• Demonstrated proficiency in and knowledge of C/C data structures algorithms performance and multi-threaded programming techniques
• Well versed in writing & maintaining shader code and a keen understanding of the strength & weaknesses of various GPUs.
• Detailed knowledge of software design practices including modular architecture event-driven architecture software design patterns and object-oriented design
• Solid understanding of 3D Math

Key Attributes

• Ability to quickly understand and work with internal and externally developed code
• Proven ability to write clean readable portable reliable and optimized code
• Good communicator that enjoys collaboration with other programmers artists and designers

Your Platform

Founded in 2002 High Moon Studios is an award-winning studio developing for the Call of Duty franchise with past development on over 15 titles including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Black Ops Cold War and Black Ops 6 Warzone 2.0 Bungies Destiny 2: Forsaken and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. We employ more than 170 people in Carlsbad CA a seaside city in San Diego County.

Our pride is our people and the experiences we have optimally crafted for our fans. High Moons talent is comprised of gifted entertainment and technology professionals responsible for some of the most successful games ever made. We have award-winning developers published artists and specialists recognized as among the best in their fields. Our studio has a history of using innovative techniques crafted to boost efficiency and product quality which in turn enhances our studios quality of life.

High Moon Studios is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio please visit us at.

Our World

At Activision we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. Were driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty Crash Bandicoot Tony Hawks Pro Skater and Guitar Hero. As a leading worldwide developer publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products our press start is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative fun thrilling and engaging entertainment experiences.

Were not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; were forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate creative and diverse teams within our organization.

Were in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran status or disability status among other characteristics.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position please email your request to General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical dental vision health savings account or health reimbursement account healthcare spending accounts dependent care spending accounts life and AD&D insurance disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match tuition reimbursement charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation paid sick time floating holidays compassion and bereavement leaves parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs fitness programs free and discounted games and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability legal service ID protection rental insurance and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $121500.00 - $224880.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately your specific range and offer will be based on several factors including relevant experience performance and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this roles range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates new hire compensation is negotiable.