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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. Remote-first, with periodic in-person off-sites.

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 — How we work

The EduRankAI environment

Remote-first, async-first

Work from anywhere. We optimise for deep work, not face time. Periodic in-person off-sites for the full-time team.

High autonomy, high standards

We hire adults and trust them. You will be expected to set your own goals, communicate clearly, and ship.

Builders, not bureaucrats

We optimise for clarity over process. Make the call, ship the work, write up what you learned.

Bharat-built, globally ambitious

We are an Indian frontier AI lab. We build for India first and the world second — in that order.

06 — 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.

Application fee

CHF 10

Senior tier

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. The small per-application fee covers the real cost of processing your application — human review, identity verification, infrastructure, reviewer time. It buys us the right to be honest. Genuine financial hardship? Request a fee waiver inside the application — reviewed individually within 5 business days, with no record in your file and no second-class treatment of waiver-granted applications.

Full transparency policy Why we charge a fee 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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