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 (profiling visualizers, lighting validation tools, etc.)
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 our Perforce/UGS/Horde pipeline, following team branching and Definition of Done standards
Stay current on Unreal Engine rendering roadmap changes (Lumen, Nanite, Substrate, etc.) and evaluate their fit for our production needs
What We're Looking For
7+ years of professional experience as a rendering/graphics engineer, with at least one shipped title using Unreal Engine
Strong C++ skills and solid understanding of Unreal's rendering pipeline (RDG, shader compilation, material system, deferred rendering)
Experience with HLSL/shader authoring and 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
Nice to Have
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
What We Offer
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
Competitive salary, benefits, and [PTO/health/etc. — fill in with studio specifics]
Salary Range
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation within the applicable salary range will be determined based on factors such as the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and work location.
San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; & Seattle, WA DC Metropolitan Areas: $152,000- $184,000 USD annually
Tier 2: Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Miami, FL, Portland, OR, Raleigh–Durham, NC, Philadelphia, PA, Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN, Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Areas: $78,190 - $115,420USD annually
All Other U.S. Locations: $113,000 - $136,000 USD annually
Benefits
Mob Entertainment offers the following benefits to all eligible U.S.-based full-time employees: profit sharing; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) matching; FSA/HSA; paid time off; sick time; holidays; and parental leave.
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