Senior Technical Artist (Unity3D | Shaders & Tools)

Location: Fully remote in Europe; listed under Poznań, Poland, Europe.

Company

hirify.global is a game development studio with a 3D Art Department and an international team.

What you will do

• Develop and refine real-time shaders and materials, working with lighting, textures, transparency, and stylized rendering workflows.
• Create artist-friendly tools, scripts, validators, and workflow improvements for asset import, material setup, scene organization, and content validation.
• Automate repetitive production tasks and document reusable tools and workflows.
• Profile and optimize geometry, materials, textures, shaders, and VFX for GPU, CPU, memory, and platform constraints.
• Investigate rendering and technical art issues, establish performance guidelines, and maintain reliable production workflows.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, 3D Artists, VFX Artists, Lighting Artists, Engineers, and creative leadership, owning technical art features from prototype to production.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in game development.
• Experience contributing to commercially released game productions.
• Strong understanding of real-time rendering, materials, shaders, and graphics fundamentals.
• Experience with Unity3D or comparable real-time engines.
• Practical experience with Shader Graph, HLSL, custom materials, or equivalent shader workflows.
• Experience creating scripts, tools, or automation with Python, C#, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of game art pipelines, asset preparation, and in-engine implementation.
• Familiarity with GPU and CPU profiling, optimization, and real-time performance constraints.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex artistic and technical issues, with strong artistic judgment regarding visual quality and technical limitations.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Strong Unity URP/HDRP or rendering experience.
• Experience developing shaders and tools for stylized games.
• Knowledge of mobile GPU optimization, draw calls, overdraw, and memory budgets.
• Experience with Houdini or procedural content generation.
• Familiarity with technical animation, VFX, or character production pipelines.
• Experience with compute shaders or GPU-driven rendering techniques.
• Previous experience working in a co-development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote, international working environment.
• Meaningful technical ownership over shaders, tools, and production workflows.
• Collaboration with experienced Artists, Engineers, and Technical Leads.
• Long-term collaboration, professional growth opportunities, and flexible contract options.
• Annual hirify.global team retreats and a supportive studio culture.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio, technical breakdowns, and a short introduction.
• Provide examples of shaders, tools, optimizations, or systems developed and their impact on visual quality or production efficiency.