Game Developer - Remote

About the role

YO AI Labs is looking for a Game Tools and Modding Engineer to focus on engine-level architecture and rendering systems. You will build high-performance applications by working directly with low-level graphics pipelines and custom tooling.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Architect and implement engine features and game systems using C++.
• Create and maintain tools and modding support for game projects.
• Manage rendering pipelines, shader development, and real-time graphics systems.
• Perform deep optimizations for CPU, GPU, memory, and rendering tasks.
• Develop and extend internal pipelines and engine systems to assist the broader development team.
• Partner with artists, designers, and other engineers to ship high-quality software.
• Troubleshoot complex rendering bugs, performance bottlenecks, and cross-platform issues.
• Produce clean, documented code and engage in peer code reviews.

Requirements

• 3 to 6 years of professional experience in real-time graphics or game development.
• Advanced proficiency in C++.
• Practical experience with at least one major graphics API: DirectX 11, DirectX 12, Vulkan, OpenGL, or Metal.
• Deep knowledge of rendering pipelines and shader languages like HLSL or GLSL.
• Mastery of 3D mathematics and real-time graphics principles.
• Experience working with Unreal Engine or comparable game engines.
• Proven ability to optimize memory usage, multithreading, and hardware performance.
• Capability to work autonomously within a distributed remote team.

Nice to have

• History of modifying game engines or building low-level systems.
• Proficiency with profiling software such as RenderDoc, PIX, or Nsight.
• Experience developing for performance-constrained hardware or cross-platform environments.
• Prior work on editor extensions, pipelines, or internal tooling.
• Experience with large-scale systems or multiplayer architecture.

Skills & tools

• C++
• DirectX 11/12
• Vulkan
• OpenGL
• Metal
• HLSL
• GLSL
• Unreal Engine
• RenderDoc
• PIX
• Nsight