Senior Technical Artist (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Artist (Unreal Engine): Developing scalable art tools, workflows, materials, simulations, and content pipelines for AAA games with an accent on visual fidelity, runtime performance, and efficient iteration. Focus on building production-ready solutions, optimizing Nanite, texture streaming, LODs, and material complexity, and solving complex cross-discipline problems across art, VFX, design, engineering, and rendering.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; hirify.global also has physical locations in Toronto, Canada.

Company

Develops and co-develops AAA games, including FPS titles and original intellectual property.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain scalable Technical Art workflows, tools, and pipelines for current game projects.
• Partner with Art, VFX, Design, Engineering, and Rendering to improve visual fidelity, performance, and content iteration.
• Build tools with Python, Unreal Editor Utility Blueprints, Houdini Digital Assets, and related technologies.
• Support VFX pipelines, simulation workflows, material systems, environment art, and content integration.
• Troubleshoot rendering, material, VFX, content, and performance issues across disciplines.
• Establish best practices for Nanite, texture streaming, LODs, material complexity, profiling, and optimization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of game industry experience, including 4+ years as a Technical Artist.
• At least one shipped AAA title as a Technical Artist and experience evolving pipelines during early or ambiguous production phases.
• Strong scripting or programming skills in Python, MEL, C#, or C++.
• Experience with lighting and VFX in Unreal Engine, including Materials/Shader Graph, Blueprints, and performance profiling tools.
• Knowledge of FluidNinja, Chaos Physics, EmberGen, and at least one DCC package such as Maya, Max, or Blender.
• Portfolio demonstrating tools, workflows, or pipeline solutions that improved team velocity, plus strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in small or strike teams covering Tech Art, Tools, and Rendering.
• Experience with animation or technical animation workflows, including Control Rig, Animation Blueprints, state machines, or runtime rigging.
• Experience improving content validation and build pipelines.
• Experience creating documentation and onboarding workflows.
• Experience evaluating and integrating third-party tools or middleware.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Collaborate in a small, highly collaborative team.
• Culture emphasizes evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance.
• Physical studio locations are available in Austin, Texas, and Toronto, Canada.