Senior Environment Technical Artist (Unreal Generalist)

TL;DR

Senior Environment Technical Artist (Unreal Generalist): Building and optimizing content creation pipelines for game development with an accent on World Partition Streaming, HLOD generation, and performance optimization. Focus on acting as a liaison between art and engineering, prototyping new features, and troubleshooting Unreal Engine content authoring issues.

Location: **Remote (US only)** or **onsite in Los Angeles**.

Salary: $120,000–$160,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is an independent studio focused on creating narrative-driven AAA gaming experiences with a culture of creativity and collaboration.

What you will do

• Own specific content creation pipelines or systems, such as World Partition Streaming Setup / HLOD Generation.
• Help identify game performance issues and bottlenecks, and assist with content optimization.
• Act as a professional user, content developer, and engineering liaison for Unreal Engine.
• Support in-engine content creation and build pipelines and tools as needed.
• Educate and train less experienced tech artists in Unreal methodologies.
• Troubleshoot various Unreal content authoring related issues and produce assets requiring Unreal technical expertise.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in game development as a tech art generalist.
• Unreal Engine World Partition Streaming / HLOD familiarity.
• Unreal Engine expertise both as a power-user and developer (Blueprint & C++, ability to expose C++ properties to Python/Blueprint).
• Strong Blueprint/Python experience in tools and UI (EUW, PyQt).
• Runtime rendering profile and optimization experience.
• Great verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge/familiarity of various CG art fields (e.g., modeling, materials, animation, lighting, VFX).
• Maya proficiency.
• Experience with writing shaders.
• Maya API / Plugin Experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) match.
• Flexible PTO and supplemental life and disability.
• Collaborative, team-oriented environment focused on creativity and responsible production practices.
• Opportunity to help make artists' lives better and processes more efficient.
• Equal opportunity employer with a focus on diversity and inclusion.