Senior Technical Artist

Description

At Side, we work alongside some of the world's leading game developers to solve complex technical challenges and bring exceptional player experiences to life.

• Drive optimisation efforts across large-scale open world environments, ensuring visual quality targets are achieved within performance and memory budgets.
• Implement and refine LOD, HLOD, material, texture and asset streaming solutions to improve runtime performance.
• Profile CPU, GPU and memory usage, identifying bottlenecks and working with Art and Engineering teams to resolve them.
• Ad hoc development of tools, workflows and technical solutions in C++ and engine scripting to improve efficiency and content scalability.

• Proven experience as a Technical Artist on AAA titles, with a strong focus on environment optimisation and performance.
• Deep understanding of LOD systems, materials, textures, shaders, asset streaming and real-time rendering principles.
• Strong C++ programming skills, with experience developing tools and pipelines within modern game engines.
• Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between Art and Engineering teams.

• Competitive Salary.
• Dynamic, multicultural and fun environment.
• You will be working for the world's leading provider of game services.
• We empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish.

Side (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets.

Experience our side of life. For more information, visit www.side.inc