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Individual contributor at the frontier

Senior Graphics Engineer

Real-time Graphics

Senior Full-Time Remote (India preferred) / Guwahati Permanent

Compensation

INR 28 - 48 LPA + equity.

Engagement

Full-Time

Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Primarily on-site, with limited remote flexibility.

Scope of role

Own complex problems end-to-end. Set technical direction. Mentor mid and junior teammates.

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI

Own the rendering pipeline. Shaders, lighting, post-process, optimisations. Works closely with the holographic display team on the rendering pipeline that drives the custom display.

02 — The work

What you will own

  • 01 Own the rendering pipeline across our XR + holographic targets.
  • 02 Write production shaders (HLSL / GLSL / WGSL).
  • 03 Profile + optimise GPU performance.
  • 04 Pair with the holographic display team on display-specific rendering.
  • 05 Mentor graphics engineers.

03 — The expertise

What we look for

Real-time rendering at production depthHLSL / GLSL / WGSLGPU profilingVulkan / DX12 / Metal familiarityStrong math (linear algebra, projective geometry)

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

  • You have shipped a real-time rendering pipeline that ran on real GPUs in real products.
  • You can describe a specific shader bug you fixed by reading the disassembly.
  • You have written at least one piece of rendering middleware that other engineers depend on.
  • You read SIGGRAPH papers when they drop.

05 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

  1. 01

    Application review

    Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.

  2. 02

    Take-home or live exercise

    Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.

  3. 03

    Conversations

    Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.

  4. 04

    Offer or honest no

    If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.

Before you start

What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.

We will collect

  • Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
  • Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
  • Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
  • Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
  • Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.

We will never

  • Sell your data
  • Share with third-party recruiters
  • Use for advertising
  • Train models on it
  • Send marketing email

Our situation

EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. Applying is free, and every application is read by a human — recruitment, technical, academic and leadership teams. It buys us the right to be honest.

Full transparency policy Questions? Email us

Ready to apply?

We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.

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