Principal Graphics Engineer

We are looking for a Principal Graphics Engineer in Ireland UK Spain or Portugal in a hybrid or remote basis. We can support with visa sponsorship from any location.

We are looking for exceptional technical depth and a passion for solving the hardest rendering problems in real-time games. You will design implement and optimize core rendering systems that set the standard for visual quality and performance across our platforms.

We are in the early stages of development on an ambitious unannounced cross-platform Strategy/MMO title creating a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey!

At Scopely we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing publishing and innovating the mobile games industry connecting millions of people around the world daily.

What You Will Do

• Architect and implement cutting-edge rendering features with a focus on efficiency for Vulkan (Android) and Metal (iOS) ensuring optimal performance across a wide range of devices.

• Take technical ownership of GPU-driven geometry systems (clustered/meshlet-based) including visibility culling and LOD solutions.

• Develop and integrate modern lighting and shading pipelines (clustered/tiled lighting hybrid deferred/forward temporal & spatial upscaling).

• Design prototype and optimize real-time global illumination solutions that scale seamlessly from high-end PCs to power-constrained mobile devices balancing visual fidelity performance and memory constraints. Drive the adaptation of GI techniques (e.g. probe grids SDF tracing voxel-based GI screen-space methods) into production-ready systems integrated with the games rendering pipeline.

• Write and optimize high-performance shaders (HLSL/GLSL/MSL) for both power efficiency and visual fidelity.

• Profile and resolve complex GPU/CPU bottlenecks using advanced tools such as RenderDoc Perfetto Xcode GPU Debugger and Mali/Snapdragon profilers.

• Design GPU memory layouts render pass architectures and submission strategies tailored for tile-based GPU architectures.

• Pioneer and adapt compute-based rendering techniques including visibility culling and shading workloads optimized for mobile hardware.

• Collaborate closely with engine and content teams to ensure features are artist-friendly and production-ready.

• Serve as a technical reference point for rendering best practices and advanced graphics problem-solving.

What We Are Looking For

• 810 years of graphics programming experience with deep expertise in real-time rendering on mobile platforms.

• Expert-level C programming skills with a focus on low-level performance-critical rendering systems.

• Mastery of Vulkan and/or Metal with experience writing platform-specific rendering optimizations.

• Advanced knowledge of Unitys Scriptable Render Pipeline (SRP) with experience building or heavily customizing SRPs.

• In-depth understanding of mobile GPU architecture (tiling bandwidth parallelism power constraints).

• Strong track record of diagnosing and optimizing GPU performance in production environments.

• Proficiency with compute shader-based rendering pipelines and GPU-driven workflows.

• Deep understanding of real-time rendering fundamentals (culling shading LOD post-processing).

Bonus Points

• Experience with UE5s Nanite/Lumen or equivalent next-gen rendering solutions.

• Contributions to custom engine rendering systems or low-level graphics frameworks.

• Published research talks or open-source graphics contributions.

• Multi-platform rendering experience spanning mobile PC and console.

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company home to many top award-winning experiences such as MONOPOLY GO! Star Trek Fleet Command Stumble Guys MARVEL Strike Force and Yahtzee With Buddies among others.

Scopely creates publishes and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience across multiple platforms--from mobile web PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011 Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Companys Worlds Most Innovative Companies Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia EMEA and North America and is home to many internal game development teams referred to as Scopely Studios with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

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