🧩 Remote | 🛠Engineering | 📦 Contract-Based | 🕹 AAA Visual Systems
🧾 About the Role
Side, a leading global video game development partner, is actively expanding its Graphics Programmer Talent Pool to support upcoming AAA and cross-platform projects. This is not an active opening but a strategic opportunity to be considered first for future roles in graphics development as new projects emerge.
If you write render code that makes jaws drop—and know how to balance performance with stunning visual fidelity—you belong here.
âś… Position Highlights
• Remote-first (U.S., Canada, UK, Romania, and more)
• Contract-based project roles on AAA titles
• Collaborate with top-tier artists and engineers across 40+ global studios
• Be first in line for future graphics-focused opportunities
📋 What You’ll Own
• Design and implement real-time rendering systems for cutting-edge visuals
• Work on shaders, lighting models, post-processing, shadows, and VFX pipelines
• Collaborate with technical artists, tools teams, and engine engineers
• Optimize rendering performance for PC, console, and emerging platforms
• Debug, profile, and refactor GPU and CPU performance bottlenecks
• Help shape the visual identity of the game through innovative graphics tech
🎯 Requirements
Experience
• 1+ shipped title in the AAA game industry
• Deep experience in graphics-specific programming within games
Technical Proficiency
• Strong C++ skills with a clean, efficient coding style
• Familiarity with rendering APIs (DirectX, Vulkan, Metal, OpenGL)
• Proficient in writing shaders (HLSL, GLSL, or similar)
• Knowledge of real-time lighting, materials, and post-process effects
Bonus Skills
• Experience with engines like Unreal Engine or Unity
• Familiarity with ray tracing, PBR workflows, or deferred rendering
• Understanding of GPU performance profiling tools
✍️ Call to Action
If you’re ready to push pixels like a pro and help deliver industry-defining visuals, apply now to Side’s Graphics Programmer Talent Pool.
You’ll be contacted when roles align with your expertise and kept in the loop with upcoming opportunities in co-dev projects.
Let’s build the visuals that gamers remember.