Principal Technical Artist

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Principal Technical Artist.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the technical content stack, including asset pipelines and content validation
• Build and ship tools in Unreal Engine and Houdini to enhance content team efficiency
• Drive AI-augmented workflows and optimize real-time performance across GPU and CPU

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a technical artist or in a closely adjacent role
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, including materials and performance profiling
• Fluency in programming languages such as Python, C++, HLSL, and VEX
• Demonstrated ability to scope and ship open-ended content or workflow problems
• Working command of AI workflow tools and their application in technical art