PlayStation Global - Senior Graphics Engineer
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Requirements
• 6–10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on game development or real-time rendering. • Expert-level C/C++ with significant experience in game or game engine development (e.g., memory systems, job systems, low-level optimization). • Deep experience in real-time rendering, ideally with PlayStation 5 graphics APIs or comparable low-level console / modern graphics APIs (e.g., Vulkan, DirectX 12). • Strong understanding of GPU architecture, rendering pipelines, and performance trade-offs across CPU/GPU boundaries. • Advanced proficiency in HLSL (Shader Model 6) and modern shader development techniques. • Proven ability to debug, profile, and optimize complex systems across CPU and GPU. • Demonstrated ability to design systems and make sound technical trade-offs. • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working across globally distributed teams. • Experience with modern development practices (e.g., SCRUM) and collaborative workflows using GitHub. • Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience in a practical setting. • Experience architecting or significantly contributing to game engines or rendering frameworks. • Experience developing and optimising advanced rendering techniques such as global illumination, ray tracing, or hybrid rendering approaches. • Experience building high-quality developer-facing samples, tools, or user documentation used by external developers. • Track record of technical leadership, including mentoring engineers or leading projects/features. • Contributions to open source projects or a strong public technical portfolio (e.g., GitHub).
Responsibilities
• Lead the design and development of high-quality, game-like rendering scenarios to evaluate, validate, and showcase new graphics features at scale. • Own and deliver production-grade sample code, libraries, and tools for internal teams and inclusion in the PlayStation SDK, ensuring robustness, scalability, and long-term maintainability. • Drive cross-team collaboration with platform, tools, developer support and studio teams globally to establish guidelines and enable successful adoption of new rendering technologies. • Influence graphics feature direction through hands-on prototyping, deep technical investigation, and performance analysis across CPU and GPU. • Define and uphold engineering standards for developer-facing code, ensuring clarity, usability, and high-quality documentation. • Mentor other engineers and contribute to the technical growth of the team.
Benefits
• PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. • PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. • The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. • Discretionary bonus opportunity • Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes) • Private Medical Insurance • 25 days holiday per year • Subsidised Café • Free soft drinks • Access to cycle garage and showers • Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. • Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. • Equal Opportunity Statement:
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