Technical Artist

We are seeking multiple Technical Artists to join our new studio based in Poland, focused on co-developing titles within the Snail Games USA portfolio. In this role, you’ll collaborate on an exciting variety of projects, including both well-established IPs and new titles.

Whether your strength lies in rigging, shader development, VFX, pipeline tools, or optimization, if you’re a problem-solver with a passion for games and a solid background in real-time art production - we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to improve and optimize game visuals (lighting, materials, VFX, environments).
• Work on shaders, weather systems, particles, and lighting within Unreal Engine.
• Support level designers with automation tools and procedural generation techniques.
• Create and maintain pipelines and workflows for asset creation and integration.
• Troubleshoot technical art issues and propose scalable solutions.
• Help define and enforce best practices for performance, visuals, and production efficiency.
• Contribute to the broader creative and technical vision of the project.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Artist in the video game industry.
• Strong proficiency with Unreal Engine 5, Blueprints, and its associated tools.
• A solid understanding of asset optimization and real-time rendering principles.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for creating beautiful, immersive, and technically sound game experiences.
• Strong understanding of 3D art and animation pipelines.
• A good eye for visual quality, color, and lighting.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Bonus skills

• Experience with Substance, Houdini, procedural tools or real-time physics systems.
• Experience in using generative AI tools.
• Experience using profiling tools and others to identify areas for improvement.
• Experience creating tools to improve workflows.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Chance to work on great well-established and new IPs in the international environment.
• Working in the on-site / hybrid / remote model.
• Benefits and possibility of relocation support for foreigners aiming to work onsite; including private health insurance, and general assistance with settling.

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Please be advised that we will contact only selected candidates.

If you are interested, send us your portfolio, CV and other information (in English).