Senior Graphics Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own key graphics initiatives across the platform, including asset compatibility, lighting, shader and material workflows, and emerging rendering techniques.
• Design and build solutions for runtime asset translation and cross-platform content workflows.
• Design, extend, and implement custom Unreal Editor tools, UI extensions, and automated asset pipelines to accelerate content creation.
• Tackle low-level graphics, optimisation, and profiling challenges to improve rendering performance and visual fidelity across a range of target hardware.
• Set the technical bar for the Unreal team through architecture decisions, robust C++ code, and active code reviews.
• Work directly with the teams building OKO's other clients (web, mobile) and cloud services to ensure the Unreal experience is world-class.
• Help raise the overall capability of the team through knowledge sharing, documentation, and technical guidance.

What you'll do

What will help you succeed in this role

• Significant professional experience developing in C++ within Unreal Engine, with a deep understanding of the engine's codebase and runtime systems.
• Strong graphics and rendering programming foundations, with hands-on experience working within Unreal's rendering code (including the RHI), shader development, and GPU performance profiling.
• Experience building, maintaining, or extending Unreal Editor tools, workflows, or pipelines that other developers or artists have relied on.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical rendering or tooling challenges to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative mindset and a genuine interest in mentoring peer developers and sharing knowledge across disciplines.
• A track record of creating clarity and driving technical progress within a fast-moving product environment.

Even better if you also have

• Experience with runtime asset loading and asset interchange technologies (such as glTF/GLB or USD).
• Experience with real-time replication, multiplayer, or real-time synchronisation.
• Experience building, maintaining, or distributing Unreal Engine plugins.
• Contributions to open-source software (our underlying Connected Spaces Platform is open source).
• We don't expect anyone to tick every box above
• If you believe you could be successful in the role and are excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of real-time, cross-reality collaboration at Magnopus, we'd love to hear from you.
• Where you join within this range will depend on your experience, the level you're hired at and internal salary alignment.

About Magnopus

Magnopus is an experience-focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers and engineers from the worlds of film, games and immersive media.

We create experiences that bring together storytelling, creativity and technology in new ways — from immersive attractions and interactive installations to virtual production, spatial computing, AI-powered experiences and emerging technologies. Our work helps some of the world's most recognisable brands and organisations connect with audiences in ways that weren't previously possible.

We've built experiences for millions of people around the world and continue to explore what's possible at the intersection of creativity, technology and human connection.

Though we've delivered a lot of incredible work, here are just a few examples you can explore yourself:

Metallica: Music Experience in UEFN

Mission: ISS

Alo Moves XR

World of Fallout

Daft Punk Experience, Fortnite

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

We're proud of the work we create, but we're equally proud of how we create it. Magnopus is built around collaboration, curiosity and respect. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we strive to create an environment where talented people can learn, grow and do some of the best work of their careers.

Alongside our Studio business, we're investing in products and platforms that help organisations create, manage and deliver immersive digital experiences at scale.

OKO – our platform for creating and managing immersive experiences.

Nodey in action – see how Nodey was used to create the opening sequence for Google Cloud Next 2026.

Please be aware that, if you are selected for a position, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. This may involve providing original documents such as a passport or residence permit. Failure to provide the necessary documentation may affect your employment eligibility.