Senior Technical Artist, Project R.I.S.E

Location: Onsite in Shanghai, China; relocation support is available for candidates moving to Shanghai, including family support.

Company

hirify.global is a games company developing and operating global mobile game titles through independent studios and small, autonomous teams.

What you will do

• Own the shader and material library, including shader authoring, master-material architecture, permutation management, and complexity control.
• Build DCC scripts, Unreal editor extensions, export workflows, and automated asset validation tools.
• Partner with the art director and art team on look development, lighting, post-processing, and visual consistency.
• Profile builds on real mobile devices and design LOD and quality-tier systems for flagship and low-end hardware.
• Prototype visual ideas, evaluate them against frame budgets, and act as the interface between art and engine programming.
• Define, document, and maintain art-content standards while onboarding teammates to the pipeline.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in games, including substantial technical-art experience.
• Hands-on shader authoring with HLSL, Unreal Engine material graphs, or both.
• Scripting or programming experience with Python, Blueprint, or C++ for building custom tools.
• Understanding of frame rendering and Unreal Engine content-pipeline costs, with a profile-before-optimizing approach.
• Fluency with DCC tools such as Maya, Blender, Houdini, or Substance and the ability to connect them to the engine.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across art and engineering disciplines.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping at least one mobile title, including work with thermal throttling, bandwidth, and memory constraints.
• Experience extending the Unreal Editor and using AI agents or AI-assisted workflows for content or tooling.
• Experience across a project lifecycle from grey-box prototype to live service.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small Shanghai studio with significant ownership and independence.
• Join an early-stage international game development studio focused on new global games.
• Receive comprehensive relocation support from a dedicated mobility team and partners.
• Access compensation, benefits, work environment, and resources designed to support employees and their families.
• Work in a culture built around trust, independent cells, experimentation, learning from failure, and knowledge sharing.