Performance Engineer
Job description
Vertigo Games is a leading publisher and developer of VR games. We are looking for a passionate Performance Engineer to join our team based in the center of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Join us on a mission to develop and launch cutting-edge VR games internationally and help us on our quest to push the boundaries of virtual reality gaming.
Responsibilities
- Write clear, portable, maintainable and performant code
- Work closely with our game development team to optimize and/or redesign existing game systems in favor of performance
- Monitor and maintain performance standards for our active in-development products, ensuring peak-performance throughout the development process
Qualifications
- A problem-solving mentality
- Strong experience in performance analysis and code optimizations, preferably within game applications
- Understanding of both CPU and GPU bottlenecks in-game applications
- Extensive understanding of concepts like Draw Calls, Static/Dynamic Batching, Instancing
- Deep understanding with common code bottlenecks like boxing, garbage, incorrect usage of collections
- Experience with rendering, shader development, and graphics hardware and API’s
Plusses
- Experience with offloading CPU work to compute cores/shaders
- Experience with game optimization for limited platforms (VR/console/handhelds/mobile)
- Experience with relevant profiling/optimization technology (RenderDoc, CoreDumps)
- Experience with proprietary console profiling tools (PlayStation/Xbox)
what we offer
- A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance
- Room to learn, grow and share your creative input
- Flexible working hours
- Pension plan (50% own contribution, 50% paid by employer)
- Free train commuting when living outside of Rotterdam
- The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home
- Health benefits such as fresh fruit at the office and discounted gym memberships
- Office with a panoramic view, located in the city center of Rotterdam
Apply now
Required application materials:
- Resume
- Portfolio
- Zip file containing: multiple code samples (5+) demonstrating your code qualifications and a readme explaining them
Do not: send a full project or github that we have to browse through to find the juicy details
To apply for this position, please send the above to jobs@vertigo-games.com or use the form below.
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