Vulkan Graphics Programmer Contractor

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Job Summary

As a Vulkan Graphics Programmer contractor with the Kirin team, you will invent, implement, and deploy state of the art robust graphics algorithms and systems targeted to enhancing existing Mobile Graphics solutions.

You will interact closely with both AI and Computer Graphics teams. A successful candidate should have hands-on experience in Computer Graphics and Vulkan. The right candidate will contribute to the graphics pipeline, GPU architecture and graphics techniques.

Job Purpose:

• Be responsible on various aspects of the graphics pipeline, GPU architecture and graphics techniques.
• Integrate graphics/AI algorithms targeted for enhancing Computer Graphics pipeline both in efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design/implement/integrate Graphics algorithms for mobile phone (for range of games including AAA games, Advanced rendering application, etc.).
• Write/modify GPU shaders and run them on either PC or mobile phone.
• Design, integrate and develop graphics algorithms in various renderers mainly Unreal Engine
• Modify and run graphics shaders in APKs on various mobile devices.
• Profile and optimize GPU code (Vulkan).

*This job description is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The jobholder will carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by his/her line manager. The job description and personal specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Limited.*

Person Specification

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in a Graphics Programmer role or similar.
• Highly recommended to have advanced Computer graphics knowledge preferably for mobile phones.
• Have strong programming skills and be proficient in C/C++.
• Extensive experience of HLSL/GLSL shader programming languages.
• Deep professional knowledge and hands-on experience with modern graphics APIs: Vulkan is a must
• Highly recommended to have advanced experience of game engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal, etc.)
• Highly recommended to have advanced experience of graphics libraries (e.g. OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal, etc.)
• Recommended to have knowledge and working experience in heterogeneous compute api: OpenCL and Cuda.
• Highly recommended to have advanced experience in developing computer graphics for mobile phones.
• Extensive experience in GPU debugging and graphics bug fixing.
• Experience in GPU profiling and optimisation and Knowledge of profiling tools (e.g. PIX, VTune, Render Doc etc).
• Good experience in Lighting shaders, Raytracing and Global Illumination.
• Good experience of rendering hardware and implementing some modern rendering techniques e.g. screen-space post-processing effects, ambient occlusion, shadows, reflections, modern specular lighting reflectance models.
• Strong 3D math skills (linear algebra, vector math).
• Participated in the full development cycle of mobile phones and PC graphics starting from basic prototypes through to release.
• Bachelor’s/MSc/Phd degree in in relevant disciplines such as Mathematics, Computer Science, or Computer Graphics, etc.
• A passion for graphics, games and games technology

Desired:

• Develop high performance, clean and well-tested code
• Follow best practises, development processes and documentation
• Identify, anticipate, and solve problems that arise
• Work across multi-disciplinary teams on a different project
• Optimise and maintain existing code
• Good written and spoken English.

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