Senior Rendering Engineer

Mob Entertainment

. Develop, extend, and optimize rendering features and shaders in Unreal Engine 5, including materials, post-process, lighting, and custom rendering passes .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $78,190 - $184,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Unreal Engine 5 rendering features, including materials, lighting systems, and performance optimization. Proven ability to collaborate with technical artists and engineers while adhering to defined performance and fidelity standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Unreal Engine 5 RenderingC++ ProgrammingHLSL/Shader AuthoringPerformance ProfilingLighting Systems Expertise

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Hard Skills

Rendering Pipeline UnderstandingShader CompilationMaterial SystemDeferred RenderingDebugging Rendering IssuesCustom Rendering Tools DevelopmentConsole Platform RenderingNanite ExperienceSubstrate ExperienceGPU Lightmass

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

RenderDocUnreal InsightsPerforceUGSHorde

Industry Keywords

Performance StandardsVisual FidelityAtmospheric Genre ExperienceStylized LightingHigh-Contrast Lighting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal EngineC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, extend, and optimize rendering features and shaders in Unreal Engine 5, including materials, post-process, lighting, and custom rendering passes
Own lighting strategy decisions in partnership with environment art and lead engineering, including World Partition, GPU Lightmass, and Lumen/baked lighting tradeoffs
Profile and optimize GPU/CPU rendering performance against defined platform targets and fidelity standards
Diagnose and resolve rendering bugs, visual artifacts, and platform-specific rendering issues across target hardware
Build and maintain internal tooling to support artists and engineers working with rendering systems, including profiling visualizers and lighting validation tools
Collaborate closely with technical artists on shader authoring standards, material complexity budgets, and visual fidelity guardrails
Contribute to and help enforce the studio's performance/fidelity standards documentation
Work within the Perforce/UGS/Horde pipeline, following team branching and Definition of Done standards
Stay current on Unreal Engine rendering roadmap changes, including Lumen, Nanite, and Substrate, and evaluate their fit for production needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of professional experience as a rendering/graphics engineer
At least one shipped title using Unreal Engine
Strong C++ skills
Solid understanding of Unreal's rendering pipeline (RDG, shader compilation, material system, deferred rendering)
Experience with HLSL/shader authoring
Experience debugging rendering issues using tools like RenderDoc or Unreal Insights
Practical experience with UE5 lighting systems — World Partition, GPU Lightmass, Lumen, and the tradeoffs between them
Strong performance-profiling instincts and experience hitting platform-specific frame budgets
Comfort working in a structured, multi-team pipeline (Perforce or similar) with defined branching and review processes
Ability to communicate rendering constraints and tradeoffs clearly to artists and designers
Experience with Nanite, Substrate, or other newer UE5 rendering features in a production setting
Horror/atmospheric-genre experience, particularly with stylized or high-contrast lighting environments
Experience building custom rendering tools or editor extensions
Console platform rendering/certification experience
Technical art background or close collaboration history with technical artists

Benefits

Comp & perks

Profit sharing
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
FSA/HSA
Paid time off
Sick time
Holidays
Parental leave
Direct influence over the visual identity of a flagship, high-visibility franchise
Close collaboration with engineering leadership and art direction on rendering strategy
A collaborative, low-ego engineering culture with strong senior/lead support