Senior Technical Artist creating innovative 3D multiplayer game experiences and bridging art with development. Seeking a balance of artistic vision and technical skills in gaming.
About the role
- Lead Technical Artist at Virtuos, utilizing Unreal Engine 5 and Houdini to enhance game visuals. Overseeing procedural generation, optimizing art workflows, and leading cross-discipline collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive procedural generation and optimization strategy in Unreal Engine;
- Design and maintain scalable procedural pipelines (Houdini, PCG) integrated into production;
- Establish and enforce performance budgets, standards, and best practices;
- Lead cross-discipline alignment to ensure performant and consistent visual quality;
- Oversee profiling strategy and resolve systemic performance bottlenecks;
- Drive tool and pipeline improvements for scalability and efficiency;
- Provide technical direction, mentorship, and ownership of technical quality.
- Hands-on work with PCG and Houdini;
- Define and adjust technical direction for procedural workflows and optimization for the team;
- Coordinate team activities and ensure alignment across art, tech, and design;
- Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions to stakeholders;
- Review team output and provide actionable feedback;
- Support and unblock team members on technical challenges;
- Plan and prioritize tasks for the team.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in game development or other CG industry;
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Technical Artist;
- Proficient in using Unreal Engine 5 or any other industry-leading game engine with a deep understanding of its art and rendering pipelines;
- Strong knowledge of the PCG system in UE;
- Experience and proficiency with Houdini;
- Solid understanding of performance optimization techniques and best practices in game development.
- Expertise in developing custom tools and scripts to enhance and streamline art workflows;
- Expertise in creating and optimizing shaders, materials, and visual effects for game environments;
- Experience in dealing with material creation & optimization (Master Materials, Material Functions, Material Layers, Material Collection Parameters);
- Environment asset pipeline knowledge (Displacement, Decimation Workflow, Modular Workflow, Texel Density, Collisions, Sculpting, UV's, Building Creations);
- Experience with world-building systems (Landscape, RVT, Foliage, Procedural Foliage);
- Knowledge of at least one 3D modeling, texturing, and animation software, such as Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Blender, and Substance Package;
- Scripting languages as Python, Vex, MEL and Maxscript;
- Experience with VFX software like Embergen or Niagara plugin in UE is a plus;
- Scripting skills like Python, tooling (editor utility widget), Excel.
- Strong team management and leadership abilities;
- Effective task delegation while maintaining high team morale;
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines;
- Proficient problem-solving within the team context;
- Adaptability to changing project needs and iterative improvement based on feedback;
- Ability to foster a productive environment and a delivery-focused mindset.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development
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