Senior Graphics Programmer

Glu Mobile Russia – Moscow studio released well known hits like:
Contract Killer, Big Time Gangsta, Bug Village, Contract Killer: Zombies, Frontline Commando for AppStore and Android Market, is looking for an experienced
Senior Graphics Programmer

 Senior Graphics Programmer with a solid 3D math and graphics background working within a dedicated team responsible the graphics quality of our in-production games as well as looking ahead to new/novel rendering techniques that will raise the visual quality bar in future titles. Working within our current production environment (Unity) but comfortable with providing solutions for the entire graphics pipeline, from asset workflow to shader development, to falling back to CPU should the need arise.

 
Responsibilities: 

• Evaluate existing games for improvements in graphics quality.
• Write dedicated shaders to support specific visual effects, tuned to perform in an ever increasing landscape of platform fragmentation.
• Keep abreast with novel  graphics techniques and prototype effects to judge suitability for our current platforms, developing content pipelines to support them should the need arise.
• Work closely with the technical artist to document specific effect pipelines and communicate techniques to our games leads and studio graphics programmers company wide.

Technical profile:

• Strong 3D math and graphics background.
• Strong C/C++.
• Solid Cg and/or GLSL.
• Up to date with the latest rendering techniques, graphics hardware capabilities and can adapt code to get the best of a given platform.
• Solid understanding of performance/memory optimisation.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• 5+ years of technical experience in graphics game development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent professional experience.

Citizenship: Russian Federation or Belarus.

Nice to have:

• Experience with multi-threaded programming.
• Good understanding of mobile device GPUs and limitations.
• Experience with C# and/or Unity.
• Experience with graphics tools (3ds Max/Maya, Photoshop).
• Experience ARM VFP/NEON.

Work conditions:

• Young and friendly team.
• No burdensome rules and regulations; qualified and open-minded managers promoted from within the company; loyal attitude towards loyal employees.
• Good opportunity to gain experience working with foreign producers, managers, artists, animators, programmers, testers, sales managers, etc.
• 100% reported salary and bonuses.
• Complete observance of The Russian Federation Labor Code standards.
• Comfortable work conditions.
• Spacious office.
• Full-time job, 5 days a week.
• Given monetary compensation in case of moving to Moscow from other cities.
• Salary: High for a real professional compatible with our requirements.

Please send CV in English.