Graphics Programmer - Dead by Daylight | Programmeur·se graphique - Dead by Daylight

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

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We are seeking a talented Graphics Programmer to join the dynamic Dead by Daylight graphics team. As part of an evolving Game as a Service (GaaS) title on PC and console, Dead by Daylight offers unique challenges and creative opportunities in real-time rendering.

Working closely with a diverse group of professionals across programming, design, art, and animation, our graphics team tackles a broad range of rendering features and optimizations to deliver a high-quality, immersive gaming experience. If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of game graphics, we’d love to hear from you!

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with design, artists and other developers to implement and optimize rendering features as well as rendering pipeline tools such as game specific special effects, debug / profiling tools, integration or implementation of state-of-the-art rendering techniques on PC, XBOX Series X, XBOX One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch;
• Monitor and improve rendering performance through profiling and optimization on all supported platforms;
• Fix bugs related to your area of work. Dead by Daylight is a live game as a service where features get added and others improved continuously. Bugs come in all shapes, forms, and priorities, from a simple fix to a very hard to reproduce critical issue;
• Participate in technical design and code reviews.

What we're looking for:

• This is an intermediate role. You need to have at least 3 years of experience in the gaming industry with a focus on graphics programming;
• You need to have a strong understanding of 3D graphics principles, including shading, lighting, texturing, and rendering techniques;
• Good knowledge of modern graphics APIs like DirectX11/12, Vulkan and shading languages like HLSL;
• Experience with modern C++ 11/14;
• You need to be solution-oriented and possess a collaborative spirit;
• Prior experience with profiling and profiling tools on console is a plus;
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5 is a plus.