Senior Technical Artist: Procedural Art

Location: Full-time, in-office position in Carlsbad, California, United States

Salary: $105,000–$140,000 USD per year base pay range for the San Diego market at the start of employment. Total compensation may also include a bonus, equity awards, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops large-scale interactive entertainment experiences through creative game development studios and multidisciplinary teams.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and support tools and pipelines for DCC applications and standalone environments.
• Develop automated solutions for data processing.
• Maintain and enhance workflows supporting art, animation, and VFX teams.
• Research emerging technologies related to art data pipelines and machine learning.
• Write clear documentation for tools and workflows.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues affecting artists.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist, Technical Director, Tools Programmer, or in a similar role.
• Experience developing tools for DCC applications such as Houdini, ZBrush, Agisoft, or Metashape.
• Experience working through a full game production cycle or on a long-term project.
• Strong understanding of photogrammetry workflows and software.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with build systems such as Jenkins, Airflow, or Celery.
• Understanding of 3D asset pipelines and color management, plus the ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems.

Nice to have

• Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• C++ programming skills.
• Experience with package management and deployment systems such as Rez or PyPI.
• Experience with machine-learning-based photogrammetry workflows, including Gaussian Splats or NeRFs.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, highly motivated environment focused on learning and collaboration.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale creative game projects.
• Potential bonus and equity awards in addition to base pay.
• Medical, financial, and other employee benefits may be included in the total compensation package.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruitment process and employment.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and cover letter demonstrating relevant skills.
• A recruiter will contact selected applicants to explain the next steps and guide them through the process.