Senior VFX Technical Artist (Unreal Engine)

Company

A game development company creating player-facing games and experiences, with a focus on collaborative teams and player-first design.

What you will do

• Own and evolve scalable VFX systems, tools, libraries, and content pipelines in Unreal Engine and Niagara.
• Build reusable, modular, and parameterized effects that support rapid iteration and reduce one-off production work.
• Develop artist-facing tools, scripts, automation, and Houdini-based procedural workflows integrated with real-time content pipelines.
• Prototype and validate Niagara modules, Scratchpad workflows, Blueprints, and material-based solutions in Unreal Engine.
• Profile and optimize effects for readability, visual quality, memory usage, runtime performance, and high-density scenarios.
• Collaborate with VFX Art, Design, Engineering, and Technical Art while maintaining documentation, standards, and production support practices.

Requirements

• Senior-level professional experience as a Technical Artist, VFX Technical Artist, or closely related role in games or real-time content production.
• Advanced hands-on experience with Unreal Engine, including Niagara systems, Niagara modules and Scratchpad, Blueprint, and material authoring or Material Graphs.
• Strong scripting and automation skills for artist-facing tools and content workflows, including Python, Blueprint, or comparable environments.
• Experience developing pipelines, procedural workflows, asset-generation systems, and integrations with real-time content pipelines.
• Experience designing or maintaining reusable, modular, and parameterized VFX systems, libraries, or production workflows.
• Ability to collaborate across Art, Design, and Engineering, communicate technical trade-offs, and support artists through tool iteration and problem-solving.

Nice to have

• Experience with large-scale multiplayer or live-service content pipelines.
• Procedural content workflow experience in Houdini, Unreal, or related tools.
• Experience optimizing streaming, resources, memory, or workloads in content-rich real-time experiences.
• Familiarity with HLSL, C++, shader development, engine-level development, or comparable low-level graphics technologies.
• A portfolio or reel showing technical breakdowns, reusable systems, artist-facing tools, and pipeline improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules.
• Medical insurance for employees and dependents, plus an Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness funding and learning and development opportunities.
• Co-op gaming areas, a play fund, snacks, and donation matching for registered charities.
• Collaborative work environment focused on player empathy and player-first decision-making.