Technical Artist (Game Development)

TL;DR

Technical Artist (Game Development): Enhancing visual fidelity, shader quality, and in-game performance for an established strategy franchise with an accent on translating creative vision into efficient, real-time solutions. Focus on solving complex technical-artistic challenges within tight engine limitations while maintaining visual quality and gameplay stability.

Location: Remote (Canada)

Salary: $85,000 – $115,000 CAD annually

Company

hirify.global is posting this position on behalf of a partner company.

What you will do

• Act as the embedded Technical Artist within a proprietary engine environment, supporting both art and engineering workflows.
• Optimize game performance and improve framerate stability through profiling, debugging, and asset/renderer improvements.
• Develop and implement shader solutions to enhance visual quality while maintaining performance constraints.
• Support animation, modeling, texturing, and VFX teams with technical guidance and implementation assistance.
• Translate artistic intent into efficient real-time solutions, ensuring assets are optimized for gameplay use.
• Identify and resolve technical-artistic issues independently while collaborating closely with cross-disciplinary teams.

Requirements

• Experience as a Technical Artist in game development, ideally within real-time or strategy game projects.
• Strong understanding of shader development and real-time rendering principles.
• Familiarity with VFX pipelines, asset creation workflows, and game asset optimization.
• Working knowledge of C++ for engine-level or tool-related development.
• Experience with asset management and production pipelines in game engines.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to find creative solutions within technical constraints.

Nice to have

• Experience with profiling and performance optimization using GPU vendor tools.
• Understanding of particle systems and animation-driven effects.
• Experience working with proprietary engines or custom in-house tools.
• Familiarity with Perforce (P4V) and GitHub workflows.
• Experience with or exposure to real-time strategy game development.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary range.
• Remote-first work environment with flexible working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on a well-established and beloved game franchise.
• High-impact role contributing directly to visual quality and game performance.
• Collaborative, creative studio environment working alongside experienced developers and artists.
• Long-term career growth within a creative, independent game studio environment.