Senior Graphics Programmer

Located near Boulder, Colorado, Deck Nine Games is a BAFTA and VGA nominated developer of narrative adventure games. Always innovating, we're growing and are seeking highly qualified programmers to join our amazing team.

Our technical team members are in creative positions that collaborate closely across disciplines with some of the most passionate developers in the world.

 

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with talented artists and programmers to make amazing games that focus on visual storytelling
• Research and deliver on the latest rendering techniques to keep us on the cutting edge of the console and PC industry
• Help drive the look of our game across a wide range of platforms while maintaining fantastic visuals
• Optimize effects and graphics to make sure we look the best we can and run smoothly
• Work with content creators to help define best practices

• Senior-level experience in the console/PC industry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Graphics, Math, or equivalent
• A passion for creating gorgeous and optimized visuals
• Strong 3D math and linear algebra skills
• Strong knowledge of C++ and shader programming languages
• Expertise in the latest shading and lighting techniques
• Be a driven, motivated personality that wants to make great games

Pluses:

• Unreal Engine experience
• Multiple shipped titles in a graphics role
• AAA games experience
• Raytracing experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Generous vacation time and paid parental leave
• Health insurance for you and your family at a low cost to you
• Dental and Vision insurance for you and your family at NO cost to you
• Life and Disability benefits at NO cost to you
• Optional Flexible Spending Account (including Healthcare and Limited Purpose), Dependent Care Account, and Health Savings Account available
• Optional Supplemental Health and Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with an Employer Match
• Growth opportunities for your career

Salary Range: DOE

About Deck Nine

Here at Deck Nine Games our passion is storytelling games. We are an independent game developer dedicated to crafting AAA interactive story games that inspire, transform, and entertain players. In 2021 we released Life is Strange True Colors, which went on to win multiple awards for storytelling and visuals, including best storytelling for 2021 and a VGA for Games for Impact. Recently we announced that we are developing a game for the hit sci-fi Amazon series, The Expanse. Our prior titles have won multiple awards, including Game of the Year and nominations for VGA and BAFTA awards. The studio is 100+ amazing people both located in our headquarters in sunny Westminster, Colorado and spread throughout the world permanently remote.

As the crafters of stories that encompass the full breadth of life’s experiences, Deck Nine is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and multicultural team in which people from all walks of life feel inspired to do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believe deeply in the creativity and strength built from diversity of race, religion, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, nationality, and the many other qualities that make us different.

If this sounds appealing to you, please apply now!