Intel is an American semiconductor company founded in 1968 by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It created the x86 instruction set that still underpins most personal computers and servers, and designs and manufactures processors, chipsets, discrete graphics, networking silicon and AI accelerators. Unlike most of its competitors the company owns its fabrication plants, and it is investing heavily in Intel Foundry to manufacture chips for external customers while rebuilding its process technology leadership.
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Cloud Computing • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Computer Components • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1968
Senior • 5+ years exp • United Kingdom • Remote (United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
Game Dev
DirectX 12
GLSL
HLSL
PIX
RenderDoc
Unreal Engine
≈ $179k – $327k per year (Estimated) • Executive • 20+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Sports Interactive is a London studio founded in 1994 that develops the Football Manager series. Its simulation runs on a database of hundreds of thousands of real players maintained by a global scouting network of volunteers. The studio is owned by SEGA and its data is used by professional football clubs.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Web Design • Design & Creative • Gaming • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1994
≈ $100k – $182k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C++
C++
DirectX
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
Unity
DirectX 12
HLSL
PIX
≈ $131k – $283k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
C#
C++
C++
DirectX
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
HLSL
PIX
RenderDoc
Unity
DirectX 12
Kabam is a prominent mobile video game developer and publisher headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Originally founded in 2006 as Watercooler, Inc. by Kevin Chou, Michael Li, Holly Liu, and Wayne Chan, the company initially developed social network applications before pivoting into free-to-play, mid-core mobile and web gaming. Acquired by South Korean gaming giant Netmarble in 2017, Kabam specializes in developing visually rich, narrative-driven massively multiplayer online (MMO) and action role-playing games (RPGs) built on high-profile global intellectual properties.
HQ: Vancouver, Canada • Gaming • Mobile Games • Est. 2006
≈ $40k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Montreal, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior • French
C#
Node JS
C++
JavaScript
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Mobile
Metal
DevOps
GCP
Game Dev
Unity
Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) is an immersive global online gaming and user-generated content (UGC) platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, the company operates an end-to-end 3D digital ecosystem consisting of three core components: Roblox Client (the application through which users explore virtual experiences), Roblox Studio (the proprietary toolset that allows creators and developers to build 3D worlds), and Roblox Cloud (the infrastructure that powers real-time services and multiplayer hosting).
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Gaming • Metaverse • Game Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
≈ $56k – $141k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 15+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Vancouver, Canada) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Mobile
Metal
≈ $78k – $196k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 15+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Mobile
Metal
≈ $109k – $221k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Mobile
Metal
Medtronic is a global healthcare technology enterprise that develops and manufactures advanced medical devices and intelligent clinical platforms. Operating across more than 150 countries, the company delivers solutions across key therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular health, neuroscience, medical-surgical equipment, and patient monitoring systems.
HQ: Minneapolis, United States • Diagnostics • Health Care • Medical Devices • 5000+ employees • Est. 1949
$153k – $229k per year • Equity • Lead • 7+ years exp • In office (Newton, United States) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
C++
OpenGL
Qt
DirectX
NVIDIA is an American technology company founded in 1993 that invented the graphics processing unit and has become the dominant supplier of accelerated computing platforms for artificial intelligence. Its portfolio spans data centre GPUs and systems built on the Hopper and Blackwell architectures, GeForce consumer graphics, automotive and robotics platforms, high-speed networking acquired with Mellanox, and the CUDA software stack that binds the ecosystem together. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company sells to cloud providers, enterprises, research institutions and gamers worldwide and is one of the most valuable listed businesses on the Nasdaq.
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • AI Agents • Big Data • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Hardware • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993
$124k – $196k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Austin, Santa Clara, Redmond, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
C++
Fortran
C++
DirectX
LLVM
OpenGL
AI/ML
CUDA Toolkit
OpenCL
$152k – $242k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Santa Clara, Austin, Redmond, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Fortran
C++
DirectX
LLVM
OpenGL
AI/ML
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
OpenCL
≈ $31k – $78k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Pune, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
CUDA Toolkit
Knowledge Distillation
Llama
llama.cpp
LocalAI
PyTorch
Quantization
TensorRT
vLLM
Edge AI
Speech Recognition
Text-to-Speech
Wargaming is a game company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Nicosia. It develops and publishes the World of Tanks and World of Warships free-to-play franchises. The group employs thousands of people across several studios.
HQ: Nicosia, Cyprus • Naval Systems • Mobile Games • Gaming • Est. 1998
Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Belgrade, Serbia) • Junior • English: B1
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Game Dev
DirectX 12
HLSL
PIX
RenderDoc
Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Nicosia, Cyprus) • Junior • English: B1
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Game Dev
DirectX 12
HLSL
PIX
RenderDoc
Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo. It operates across gaming, music, movies, electronics, imaging sensors, and financial services, with PlayStation being one of its best-known brands. The company is organized into several major segments, including Game & Network Services, Music, Pictures, Entertainment Technology & Services, and Imaging & Sensing Solutions.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Gaming Consoles • Media & Entertainment • Consumer Electronics • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $32k – $123k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Utrecht, Netherlands) • Middle • Dutch
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Game Dev
DirectX 12
≈ $155k – $317k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Diffusion Models
Ray
Adobe is an American software company founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke and headquartered in San Jose, California. It created the PostScript and PDF formats and built the industry-standard creative toolset around Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects and InDesign, now delivered as the Creative Cloud subscription. The company also runs Document Cloud for electronic signatures and document workflows, Experience Cloud for enterprise marketing analytics and personalisation, and the commercially safe Firefly family of generative AI models.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Sales & Marketing • Document Management • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Software • Design & Creative • Graphic Design • Productivity Software • Digital Design • 5000+ employees • Est. 1982
$139k – $258k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
JavaScript
C++
DirectX
Frontend
WebAssembly
WebGPU
Game Dev
WGSL
Design
Adobe Photoshop
$174k – $331k per year • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
C++
DirectX
AI/ML
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
OpenCL
ONNX
TensorRT
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
DirectX 12
HLSL
PIX
Slang
SPIR-V
DXC
Design
Adobe After Effects
Alarm.com supplies the cloud platform behind connected security and smart home systems sold by dealers. Its software links intrusion sensors, cameras, locks, thermostats and video analytics in one app. Thousands of service providers resell the platform to residential and commercial subscribers.
HQ: Tysons, United States • Energy Management • Elderly Care • Real Estate • Est. 2000
Senior • 7+ years exp • In office (Taoyuan, Taiwan) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
C
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
C
FFmpeg
DevOps
Git
Robotics
GStreamer
Parallel Domain generates photorealistic synthetic data and simulation to train and validate perception systems for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and AI.
Mesa • Vancouver • Smart Mobility • Transportation & Logistics • Autonomous Driving • 51-200 employees
$155k – $175k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Mesa • Remote (North America) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
AI/ML
Gaussian Splatting
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
GitHub
Game Dev
RenderDoc
DirectX 12
HLSL
SPIR-V
Unreal Engine
$155k – $175k per year • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote (North America) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
AI/ML
Gaussian Splatting
LLM
DevOps
AWS
Docker
GitHub Actions
Kubernetes
GitHub
Game Dev
RenderDoc
DirectX 12
HLSL
SPIR-V
Unreal Engine
Changing the way people make games, together. Double Eleven is a company that puts its people at its core and isn’t afraid to go in their own direction. Be part of the evolution.
Kuala Lumpur • Middlesbrough • PC Games • Gaming • Game Development • 201-500 employees
≈ $77k – $157k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Principal
C++
Rust
C++
DirectX
Game Dev
DirectX 12
≈ $77k – $157k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Rust
C++
DirectX
Game Dev
DirectX 12
≈ $77k – $157k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Rust
C++
DirectX
Rust
Tracing
AI/ML
Ray
Game Dev
DirectX 12
GLSL
HLSL
Larian Studios is a Belgian video game developer founded in 1996 and headquartered in Ghent. It created the Divinity series and Baldur's Gate 3, which swept the major game of the year awards in 2023. The independent studio operates development teams across Europe, North America and Asia.
HQ: Ghent, Belgium • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1996
≈ $86k – $174k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Quebec, Canada) • Full-Time • Principal • French: C1 • English: C1
C++
C++
DirectX
AI/ML
Aider
Game Dev
DirectX 12
≈ $49k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Warsaw, Poland) • Full-Time • Staff • English
C++
C++
DirectX
Game Dev
DirectX 12
≈ $72k – $149k per year (Estimated) • In office (Quebec, Canada) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • French: C1 • English: C1
C++
C#
C++
DirectX
Game Dev
DirectX 12
Stillfront Group is a Swedish games company founded in 2010 and based in Stockholm. It owns dozens of studios producing free-to-play games worldwide. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
HQ: Stockholm, Sweden • Gaming • Est. 2010
Senior • Remote/Hybrid • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English: B2
JavaScript
PHP
TypeScript
C++
C#
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
Frontend
Three.JS
WebGPU
Mobile
Metal
Game Dev
GLSL
HLSL
KTX
PIX
RenderDoc
Unity
WGSL
Slang
SPIR-V
Accurant provides Capital Investment in early stage companies or projects coupled with entrepreneurial experienced business advisory with a focus in Climate and Energy.
Minneapolis • Virtual Events • E-learning
$130k – $150k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Minneapolis, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Principal
C++
JavaScript
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Kubernetes
$90k – $120k per year • Senior • 2+ years exp • In office (Minneapolis, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
JavaScript
Python
Rust
SQL
TypeScript
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Canva is an Australian multinational graphic design and online publishing platform founded in 2013 by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams. Designed to make visual communication accessible to non-professionals, Canva features an intuitive drag-and-drop editor alongside a vast library of customizable templates, stock media, fonts, and graphics.
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Design & Creative • Digital Design • Graphic Design • 1001-5000 employees
Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Beijing, China) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
JavaScript
Objective-C
Swift
TypeScript
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Mobile
Metal
Core ML
DevOps
Git
Game Dev
GLSL
HLSL
Design
Maya
Hawk-Eye Innovations (part of Sony Sports Innovations Group) is a global leader in sports technology, computer vision, and officiating software headquartered in Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Paul Hawkins, the company was acquired by Sony Corporation in 2011. Hawk-Eye is globally recognized for its optical ball-tracking, skeletal motion capture (SkeleTRACK), and synchronized multi-angle replay systems (SMART).
HQ: Basingstoke, United Kingdom • Media & Entertainment • Broadcasting • Sports • Sports Analytics • 11-50 employees • Est. 2001
≈ $41k – $77k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Budapest, Hungary) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
DevOps
Git
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
GLSL
HLSL
Waabi is an artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicle technology company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2021. The company develops an end-to-end artificial intelligence software platform, known as the Waabi Driver, and a simulation environment called Waabi World to power autonomous trucks and robotaxis. It operates primarily in the North American logistics and transportation sectors through strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Volvo, Uber Freight, and NVIDIA.
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Supply Chain • Robotics AI • Simulation & Digital Twin • Software • Road Transport • Transportation & Logistics • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2021
≈ $142k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Toronto, Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Rust
Python
C++
DirectX
OpenGL
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Gaussian Splatting
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
JAX
OpenCL
PyTorch
TensorFlow
NeRF
Game Dev
GLSL
HLSL
RenderDoc
WGSL
NVIDIA OptiX
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| All levels |
9 |
$175K |
$196K |
$242K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 35 open DirectX jobs from 18 companies. 2 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 17 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
9 of these DirectX jobs state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $175K and $242K a year, with a median of $196K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (4), Poland (2), China (1), United Kingdom (1), and Cyprus (1). 11% of the listings are fully remote and a further 34% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open DirectX jobs right now are NVIDIA (4), Larian Studios (4), Roblox Corporation (3), Double Eleven (3), Intel Corporation (2), and Sports Interactive (2). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are DirectX (35), C++ (35), OpenGL (19), DirectX 12 (16), HLSL (13), Metal (9), RenderDoc (8), and PIX (7). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current DirectX jobs, 8 state visa sponsorship and 8 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
