Hi 👋 I’m Oksanna, Talent Acquisition Partner here at Starbreeze, and I’m looking for a Senior Rendering Programmer to join our Shared Technology team here in our Crew.

You'll be a key player in our new Shared Technology team, leading our rendering efforts and ensuring we deliver the best experience to our players with games that look fantastic and perform flawlessly.

So, are you a rendering expert, who can take ownership and mentor others? Then we want to hear from you!

Please note that this role is based onsite at our office in Stockholm 5 days per week.

What you'll be doing:

• 🏃 Take the lead: You'll take ownership of our rendering work, ensuring our games are optimized and deliver the best player experience possible.

• 🪄 Optimizing everything: You'll maintain, simplify, and enhance our rendering pipelines in Unreal Engine 4 & 5 for all platforms, ensuring our games run smoothly for everyone.

• 🔧 Implementing new functionality: Implementing new rendering functionality, keeping our projects current with the available technology and pushing the boundaries of visual excellence.

• ⚙️ Profiling: You'll be responsible for profiling and optimization, making sure our games run flawlessly on a variety of hardware.

• 🤝 Collaborating: You'll be a key voice in discussions with other teams, making sure we consider rendering and optimization whilst bringing our visions to life.

• 🤓 Staying current: You'll research and propose the latest rendering techniques, contributing to a culture of continuous learning.

• 🫂 Mentoring: You'll mentor less experienced developers, teaching them the ins and outs of rendering workflows and tools, and working as part of a game team.

What we're looking for:

• You have extensive experience as a Rendering Programmer or in a similar role on multiple AA+ PC/console games.

• You have extensive experience with modern rendering APIs.

• You have excellent math knowledge and are comfortable with the underlying principles of rendering.

• You're a pro at low-level debugging and profiling.

• You have extensive C++ experience and knowledge.

• You're experienced in supporting and aligning rendering and optimization with a game’s product and artistic goals.

• You’re a great collaborator, experienced at contributing to and improving shared workflows and practices.

• You're a clear communicator who can influence and guide both technical and non-technical stakeholders toward alignment and smart decisions.

• You're not only eager to keep learning and developing your own skills, but you also love mentoring others to help the team get better.

• You have experience in a Product Owner or similar team lead position.

Bonus points if you have experience with:

• You have experience working hands on with Unreal Engine 4 and/or 5.

• You've worked on the unique challenges of multiplayer games.

Interview Process:

• 30-minute Google Meet call with a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

• 1-hour interview with a Senior Engine Programmer and Senior Gameplay Programmer.

• 1-hour interview with our CTO.

Perks of the Job

We know that great work comes from happy people, so we've levelled up our benefits package:

• Flexible hours: Our core hours of 09:30 AM to 15:30 PM CET helps you to structure your day that is best and most productive for your lifestyle and for your team.

• Time off: You'll get 30 vacation days, plus an extra 5 days to use as you please, and even a paid moving day. That's all on top of public holidays!

• Pension: We offer a generous occupational pension plan through Nordnet.

• Insurances: We've got you covered with comprehensive private healthcare, life, and accident insurance.

• Wellness allowance: We offer a 5000 SEK annual wellness allowance to put towards whatever helps you feel your best; whether that’s a gym membership, yoga classes, swimming lessons, or whatever else you do for you!

• Bike to work: Enjoy tax-free bike leasing through Lease a Bike.

• SL card: 12 month travelcard can be bought through us, and paid monthly through salary.

• Relax and recharge: We offer free monthly in-office massage sessions to help you unwind and recharge.

• Fun and games: We're a team that loves to hang out; whether that’s Monday breakfasts, frequent fika, or our weekly Dungeons & Dragons club.

• A great new office: Our new digs are right in the heart of Stockholm, surrounded by great restaurants, gyms, and awesome spots for Friday after-work drinks.

About Starbreeze

At Starbreeze, we believe games are more than just entertainment, they’re a way to bring people together. From the pulse-pounding, cooperative heists of PAYDAY to our upcoming Dungeons & Dragons adventure, we create experiences that thrive on teamwork, strategy, and the thrill of emergent gameplay. Our mission is to build vibrant games that offer infinite replayability, allowing players to forge their own stories and adventures together.

Every Starbreeze employee helps shape this vision. Whether you’re crafting intricate game worlds or developing the systems that bring players together, your creativity and passion will drive the future of cooperative gaming. Join us in our journey to create innovative, immersive experiences that unite players and redefine what gaming can achieve.

Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

Ready to Join the Crew?

If this all sounds good to you, then we can't wait to hear from you! Send us your CV and a cover letter in English. We review applications continuously, so the sooner you apply, the better.

P.S. A heads-up for our friends in the agency world: we're handling this one ourselves, so please don't send us any unsolicited CVs to our TA team or managers.