Senior Rendering Engineer

Who We Are

2K Games is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Located in Vancouver, BC, 2K Sports Lab is a small collective being formed within 2K Games that is driving the research and development of future sports interactive entertainment programs. Within this group, speculative work will be done on future sports games with an eye towards taking the magic of 2K’s publishing and development expertise and applying them to future opportunities. 

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Lego Drive, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role.  If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

Our studio is looking for an experienced Senior Rendering Engineer who sets a high quality bar, loves to push the boundaries for visuals in games and has a passion for sports simulation games. You will collaborate with Engineers, Artists, Technical Artists, Designers and Producers to create spectacular visual experiences for the next massive sports franchise in our industry.

What You’ll Do

• Senior role as an Individual Contributor and Mentor for Render engineers.

• Collaborate closely with TAs, Artists, Designers and Engineers to deliver high performance real-time graphics features suitable for a world-class sports game.

• Collaborate with Designers and Artists to develop systems for R&D and prototyping of core tech and visual features for the game.

• Partner closely with engineering and content teams to build tools, define, develop and maintain workflows and asset pipelines for efficient delivery of art into game.

• Responsible for developing, maintaining and optimizing core engine technologies and rendering features for the game.

• Champion for visual quality while building and maintaining highly optimized features that meet performance targets in both speed and memory consumption.

• Design and direct technical designs for Rendering Systems and Subsystems, Features, Architecture and Tools.

• Have and share opinions of the broader game experience.

• Manage and contribute to positive morale and a healthy team culture.

What Will Make You A Great Fit

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of related experience building and delivering high quality render features for games.

• Shipped at least two AAA titles, at least one of them on current generation consoles.

• Experience developing core rendering systems, features and asset delivery pipelines.

• Experience with Unreal Engine implementing features with little or no divergence.

• Strong 3d math skills.

• Experienced in PBR shader material creation, GPU and CPU optimization.

• Experience with environment, character rendering, advanced lighting techniques, special effects, particle systems.

• Strong ability to work with cross disciplinary teams to effectively organize workflows.

• Passion for making games.

• Has a willingness to share opinions freely, and an openness to hear other opinions to consider what is best for the game.

Beneficial Qualifications

• Passionate about playing and/or watching sports.

• Experience with Unity HDRP is a plus.

• Passion for video games (not just ours)

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The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment is expected to be between $105,100 and $155,560 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an 'at-will position' and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.