Rendering Engineer
Senior Rendering Engineer - Robotics / Computer Graphics / GPU Computing Menlo Park / San Jose, California, United States (On-site)I'm working with an early-stage robotics company developing next-generation autonomous manufacturing systems, combining advanced robotics, physics simulation and high-performance computer graphics. They're looking for a Senior Rendering Engineer with deep expertise in physically based rendering, optics and GPU optimisation, particularly within high-end real-time or cinematic graphics.
The role:
- Develop and optimise high-fidelity rendering systems for advanced robotics and simulation.
- Design and implement physically based rendering, lighting and light-transport algorithms.
- Build and optimise custom rendering pipelines for visual accuracy and real-time performance.
- Improve GPU efficiency through low-level programming, kernel optimisation and hardware-aware techniques.
- Collaborate with simulation and robotics engineers to develop a custom graphics stack.
- What they're looking for:
- Strong experience in real-time rendering, computer graphics and physically based rendering.
- Deep understanding of optics, lighting, ray tracing and light transport.
- Strong programming ability in C++, CUDA, Vulkan, DirectX or similar low-level technologies.
- Experience optimising GPU performance, rendering pipelines and frame times.
- Hands-on experience building core rendering systems rather than solely using existing engines.
- Background in AAA gaming, cinematic rendering or advanced graphics R&D is particularly advantageous.
- Why consider it?
- Join an early-stage robotics company building next-generation autonomous manufacturing technology.
- Work alongside technical leadership from Tesla and Figure AI.Help build a custom, high-performance rendering stack from the ground up.
- Work across computer graphics, robotics, simulation and GPU computing with significant technical ownership.
Location:
Menlo Park / San Jose, California – On-site (5 days per week).Interested? Apply directly or message me for a confidential discussion.