Senior Technical Artist

2 weeks ago


Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden Nexile AB Full time

Job Title: Senior Technical Artist (Contractor)

Location: Remote / On-site (Optional)

Contract Type: Freelance / Contract

Duration: TBD (40+ hours)

Compensation: Competitive, based on experience and expertise and time spent on the problem

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Artist to optimize and enhance the performance of our already-released 2.5D game. Currently, the game is experiencing excessive GPU usage and overheating issues on modern graphics cards. We require a skilled specialist to identify, analyze, and resolve these performance problems efficiently.

Responsibilities:

  • Diagnose and optimize GPU usage and performance issues in the game.
  • Analyze shaders and optimize them for improved efficiency.
  • Optimize 3D assets, including models, textures, lighting, and materials.
  • Improve rendering efficiency and overall frame rate stability.
  • Profile and debug performance issues across different hardware configurations.
  • Work closely with the engineering and art teams to implement optimized solutions.
  • Ensure the game runs smoothly on a variety of GPU architectures.
  • Document the optimization process and provide best practices for future projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in the game industry.
  • Strong expertise in GPU performance profiling and optimization.
  • Deep understanding of real-time rendering pipelines and shading techniques.
  • Proficiency in HLSL, GLSL, or ShaderLab for shader debugging and optimization.
  • Strong knowledge of LOD (Level of Detail) optimization, polycount reduction, and efficient UV mapping.
  • Experience with lighting optimization (baked vs. real-time lighting techniques).
  • Proficiency in game engines (Unity, Unreal Engine, or others used for 2.5D games).
  • Familiarity with graphics debugging tools such as RenderDoc, Pix, or NVIDIA Nsight.
  • Understanding of texture compression formats and memory management.
  • Ability to profile performance using tools such as PIX, Razor, or Unity/Unreal Profiler.
  • Experience with VFX and post-processing optimization.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience working on shipped titles with a focus on optimization and performance improvements.
  • Experience with procedural asset generation tools like Houdini.
  • Background in technical animation optimization (rigging, skinning, and blend shapes).
  • Familiarity with multi-threading optimizations for rendering.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries: Computer Games

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