Senior VFX Artist (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Senior VFX Artist (Unreal Engine): Designing, creating, and implementing real-time VFX for games that enhance gameplay and storytelling with an accent on procedural asset development in Houdini and VFX optimization within Unreal Engine. Focus on debugging, profiling, and improving performance of VFX systems in Unreal Engine, and staying updated with the latest real-time rendering tools and techniques.

Company

hirify.global is seeking a Senior VFX Artist to help bring immersive and visually stunning experiences to life.

What you will do

• Design, create, and implement real-time VFX (environmental, character, gameplay, cinematic) that enhance gameplay and storytelling.
• Develop procedural assets and simulations in Houdini to generate scalable, reusable, and optimized effects.
• Ensure VFX are high-performing and optimized for Unreal Engine across multiple hardware targets.
• Debug, profile, and improve performance of VFX systems in Unreal Engine.
• Stay up to date with the latest VFX tools, trends, and techniques in real-time rendering.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience creating real-time VFX for games or interactive media.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a variety of high-quality real-time effects.
• Expert knowledge of Houdini for procedural workflows, simulations, and asset creation.
• Proven experience with Unreal Engine’s Niagara, Cascade, Materials, Blueprints, and profiling tools.
• Deep understanding of VFX optimization techniques (LODs, shader complexity, GPU budgets, draw calls, etc.).
• Strong artistic eye for timing, scale, motion, and color.

Nice to have

• Experience with shader authoring in Unreal.
• Background in film/animation VFX pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Meal Allowance
• Health Insurance
• Annual Bonus