Senior Rendering Engineer - The Sims!

Requisition Number: 174144

Position Title: Software Engineer III

External Description:

Maxis

Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of the Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. Maxis is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be. Read on to see how you can join our team and dream big.

The Sims team at Maxis is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with experience in performance optimization, specializing in rendering and graphics. You will report to the Development Manager for the Performance and Scaling team, aligning to product goals set by the Technical Director. Your primary goal is to modernize The Sime graphics engine to improve performance and improve visual quality on newer hardware, including Windows, macOS, and consoles.

Responsibilities:

• Work with all partners to integrate their systems and tools into The Sims game engine, development environment, and workflow
• Collaborate with game team technical directors and engineers to implement game features on Windows, macOS, and consoles
• Improve game rendering performance by taking advantage of platform specific capabilities
• Partner with build and release team to build, release, and deploy game on all supported platforms
• Establish and drive low-level performance profiling and optimization projects on multiple platforms

Need to have:

• C++ knowledge with at least 6 years of professional programming experience in real-time rendering
• Experience working in rendering for multiple shipped titles on current-generation hardware (PS5, XBSX, PC) and previous generation consoles (XB1, PS4)
• Knowledge of modern CPU/GPU hardware architecture
• Experience using a low-level graphics API (DX11/12, Vulkan, console, Metal etc)
• Experience with graphics debugging tools (Pix, Renderdoc, console, etc)
• Understanding of memory management and multi-threading with related debugging and optimization experience
• Experience using static and performance analysis tools, automated testing, unit testing
• Shipped at least one AAA title on multiple platforms

Nice to have:

• Test-driven development experience
• A passion for making and playing games
• Comfortable with Windows, Perforce, Visual Studio, XCode, Python
• Previous engineering experience overseeing a major system
• Demonstrate experience working in large data-driven games or applications
• 3+ years of experience developing for large-scale live products
• 3+ years of experience using static and performance analysis tools, automated testing, unit testing, and configuration management processes
• Bachelor's Degree in CS/Math or higher (or equivalent work experience)
• Attention to detail concerning correctness and testability, beyond what is normally expected of code that might ship in one game or in one studio
• A desire for continuous improvement to development processes and productivity

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 92

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.