Rendering Engineer

Founded in 2025 by Chris Wilson (co-creator of Path of Exile), Light Pattern is a boutique game development studio working on an unannounced project.

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): Unannounced
• At what stage of the project(s)? Early prototyping
• Genres: Role-playing
• Platforms: PC

Team size and structure?

Small

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Design, implement, and maintain a custom rendering pipeline

• Develop lighting and shading models that support a dark, gritty aesthetic

• Write efficient GPU and CPU code, profiling and optimising for high frame rates on a wide range of hardware

• Research and prototype advanced techniques such as global illumination, volumetrics and temporal reprojection

• Develop tooling for material/lighting iteration, debug visualisation and performance analysis

• Collaborate with artists and designers to translate visual goals into performant features

• Guide, mentor, and inspire other programmers

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

• Significant graphics programming experience (we expect 5+ years) on shipped game titles

• Deep knowledge of modern GPU architectures and APIs such as DirectX 12, Vulkan, or Metal

• Strong skills with Rust or modern C++

• Solid mathematical foundations

• Experience with GPU and CPU profiling tools such as RenderDoc, PIX, Nsight, VTune, etc.

What is important for us in a person?

• Excellent cross-disciplinary communication. You must be able to translate artistic vision into technical tasks

Why do we enjoy working here?

You'll get to work with small team led by the co-creator of Path of Exile. Due to the team size, everyone contributes design ideas to the game.

We don't have external investors or publishers, so we get to work to our own schedule.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

Our office is located in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. We don't allow remote work, but are willing to help with relocation costs.

Employees in New Zealand are entitled to 20 days of annual leave, 12 public holiday days and up to 10 sick days per year.