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Nintendo · 2 weeks ago

Graphics Engineer (Retro Studios)

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Nintendo is a leading company in game development, known for crafting award-winning titles. They are seeking a Graphics Engineer to work with the Graphics team to enhance the visual fidelity of their proprietary game engine and implement advanced visual effects methodologies.

Consumer ElectronicsGamingMobileVideo Games

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work with the Graphics team to raise the final visual fidelity of graphics in our proprietary game engine through a combination of novel new graphics techniques and improvements to existing techniques

Work with visual effects artists to research and implement new advanced visual effects methodologies

Work directly with Environment, Character, and Technical Artists to implement new rendering features

Work with senior engineers on supporting larger systems

Document and gather requirements from users for software to be implemented

Design, develop, write, test, and implement shaders in HLSL and GLSL

Implement and research advanced lighting techniques both for precomputed and real-time rendering

Forward thinking - Stay up to date on current techniques, research, graphics data, hardware, etc

Participate in providing feedback on the work of other engineers

Qualification

C/C++ programming3D graphics techniquesVisual perceptionImage Processing techniquesObject-oriented designModern rendering techniquesAnalytical skillsParticle renderingLighting techniquesMemory allocatorsFile systemsStatistical analysisProblem-solving skillsOrganization skills

Required

Strong understanding of visual perception and physics

Strong math and physics skills

Experience with Image Processing techniques, including statistical analysis

Proficiency with 3D graphics techniques and algorithms and their applications in computer simulation and video game software

Background in object-oriented design and software engineering methodologies

High proficiency in C/C++ programming

Effective organization, analytical and problem-solving skills

Understanding of core systems such as memory allocators and file systems

10+ years of experience in game development and shipped multiple AAA games

Preferred

Experience with particle rendering and techniques a plus

Experience in modern rendering techniques such as compute shaders and ray tracing, a plus

Company

Nintendo

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Nintendo is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company that develops game consoles. It is a sub-organization of Nintendo Japan.

Founded in 1980

Los Angeles, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://nintendo.com

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