Weâre looking for a Principal Graphics Programmer to join our award winning team in Middlesbrough (UK), home to the beautiful North Yorkshire coastline and countryside. As a Principal Graphics Programmer at Double Eleven, youâll work alongside the Technical Director and other Principals, you will help lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution of cutting-edge rendering systems for our custom graphics engine for next-generation projects.
Requirements
- Extensive multi-platform rendering experience, with deep understanding of transitioning techniques between console and PC APIs (e.g., PS5/XSX â DX12/Vulkan/Metal)
- Expert-level competence in C++ and GPU programming, including Shader Model 6, HLSL/GLSL, bindless rendering and GPU compute pipelines
- Strong background in diagnosing and resolving CPU/GPU bottlenecks, using PIX, RenderDoc, NVIDIA NSight, AMD Radeon GPU Profiler, GPUView, VTune, etc.
- Ability to design and explain modern rendering techniques - PBR workflows, ray tracing structures (BVH), real-time GI, SSGI/SSAO, TAA/Upsampling to engineers, artists, and non-technical stakeholders
- Proven integration of modern graphics technologies, such as advanced upscaling (DLSS/FSR/XeSS), denoisers, RTGI, temporal reconstruction, or vendor-specific SDKs
- Experience collaborating with content creators using common DCCs, ensuring assets meet performance and technical requirements
- Strong mentorship skills, capable of lifting the capabilities of a rendering team and guiding architectural decisions
- Clear communication, capable of driving technical decisions and presenting graphics strategies to directors, producers, clients, and external partners
Benefits
- Flexible working hours to allow you to truly enjoy work/life balance
- 35 working hours per week with a 1 hour lunch break (with the opportunity to flex down to 30 minutes or up to 2 hours)
- Opportunity to apply for hybrid working (up to 2 days working from home per week)
- 28 days annual leave (20 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday)
- 1 day leave for your birthday and 1 day leave if youâre moving house
- Up to 10 days discretionary annual leave during our end of year break
- A brand new, state-of-the-art studio facilities that includes a market hall serving nutritious, subsidised meals, round-the-clock gym access, an auditorium and more
- Subsidised market hall with food, freshly prepared daily by our in-house hospitality team
- Free breakfast options, juice, hot drinks and fruit.
- Employee referral bonus (up to ÂŁ2000!)
- Electric Car Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free game codes, game swag and merchandise
- Family-friendly leave available
- Christmas Saving Scheme
- Free parking
- Best-in-class tools and workflows so you can focus on creativity
- Recognising your contribution - award schemes
- Annual Profit Share
- Length of Service
- Annual High Performer Award
- Professional development and wellbeing
- Vitality Private Healthcare, discounts and rewards for you, your spouse and children (upon the successful completion of your 6 month probationary period)
- Access to mental health and wellbeing support via Plumm (includes 4 free video therapy sessions per month for both the employee and up to 3 family members aged 18+), unlimited text therapy, courses, meditations
- A personalised development plan with dedicated support tailored to your growth and goals
- Access to an accredited Academy providing professional qualifications (and access to 500 UK discounts and offers via TOTUM when registered as a student)
- A dedicated Workplace Experience team responsible for work environments, workplace and quality of employee life services to help foster collaboration, creativity and innovation
- In-studio wellbeing programmes and People team support
- Free activities via our Bus Tours programme (where on occasion, partners and children are welcome to join you)
- Many team events to celebrate team and game milestones
- Sponsored team activities including football, basketball, book club, movie club and more
- Opportunity to contribute to our internal Employee Diversity and Equality Network
