Job Title: Game Developer Job Type: Contract Location: Remote Job Summary: Our customer's team is seeking a Game Tools & Modding Engineer with strong rendering and engine-level experience to build high-performance, real-time applications. This role goes beyond gameplay—you'll work on graphics systems, rendering pipelines, and low-level optimizations using technologies such as DirectX (DX11 and DX12), Vulkan, OpenGL, or similar APIs.

Key Responsibilities: Design and develop game systems and engine-level features using C++ and game engines.

Develop tools and modding related to games.

Work on rendering pipelines, shaders, and real-time graphics systems.

Optimize performance across CPU/GPU, memory, and rendering workloads.

Build and extend tools, pipelines, and engine systems to support development.

Collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to deliver high-quality experiences.

Debug complex issues related to rendering, performance, and cross-platform compatibility.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical decision-making.





Required Skills and Qualifications: 3–6 years of experience in game development or real-time graphics programming.

Robust proficiency in C++.

Hands-on experience with one or more graphics APIs: DirectX (DX11/12), Vulkan, OpenGL, or Metal.

Solid understanding of Rendering pipelines.

Solid understanding of Shaders (HLSL/GLSL).

3D math and real-time graphics concepts.

Experience with Unreal Engine or similar game engines.

Familiarity with performance optimization (CPU/GPU, memory, multithreading).

Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work independently in a remote, distributed team.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with engine customization or low-level systems development.

Familiarity with profiling tools (RenderDoc, PIX, Nsight, etc.).

Experience working on cross-platform or performance-constrained environments.

Exposure to tooling, pipelines, or editor extensions.

Background in multiplayer or large-scale systems.

📌 Game Developer - Remote (Toronto)
🏢 YO AI Labs
📍 Toronto