Principal Graphics Engineer - Minecraft
Redmond, Washington
Employer: Microsoft
Industry: Software Engineering
Salary: $137600 per year
Job type: Full-Time
At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.
Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It's the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.
We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.
The Minecraft Bedrock Graphics team seeks a Principal Graphics Engineer to engineer robust graphical systems for a dynamic and enduring title. Faced with the challenge of supporting diverse platforms and technologies, we require solutions that accommodate both classic and advanced visual expressions. Our goal is to empower creators and players to manifest their visions by building rendering systems that meet their immediate needs while being extendable to accommodate future advancements in technology. We invite you to join us in shaping a future where technology enhances creativity.
In the end, it's the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you'll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals - all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 12, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It's the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.
We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.
The Minecraft Bedrock Graphics team seeks a Principal Graphics Engineer to engineer robust graphical systems for a dynamic and enduring title. Faced with the challenge of supporting diverse platforms and technologies, we require solutions that accommodate both classic and advanced visual expressions. Our goal is to empower creators and players to manifest their visions by building rendering systems that meet their immediate needs while being extendable to accommodate future advancements in technology. We invite you to join us in shaping a future where technology enhances creativity.
In the end, it's the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you'll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals - all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities:
- Designing and coordinating the development of Graphics and Rendering technology
- Validation, review and approval of Graphics/Rendering techniques/system design
- Improving the maintainability of existing systems
- High-level/large-scale technical investigations to inform strategic decision-making
- Embody our Culture & Values
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
- OR equivalent experience.
- Shipped (start to end) 3 major productions in the capacity of a rendering engineer - or - developed at least 5 releases /updates of a GaaS in the capacity of a rendering engineer.
- 5+ years' experience with production grade rendering systems and tooling (Frame graphs, material systems, shader graphs, etc.)
- At least 3 implementations of production grade novel computer graphics technique (or equivalent, e.g. rendering system)
- Professional e xperience coordinating with multiple disciplines on large complex systems
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 12, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
# mojangjobs # gamingjobs
Created: 2024-08-30
Reference: 1761514
Country: United States
State: Washington
City: Redmond
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