Principal Technical Artist; Unreal Job Montréal area,Montreal Province de Québec Canada,Software Development

Position: Principal Technical Artist (Unreal)
Location: Montreal

Job Description

As a Principal Technical Artist at Ubisoft Montreal, you are the key reference for technical content creation within your area of expertise on Unreal Engine
. You help shape technical direction, support complex problem solving, and collaborate closely with technical leadership and production teams to ensure high-quality, performant, and consistent content.

What you’ll do

Identify technical needs within your specialty and provide recommendations to technical leadership

Contribute to defining and maintaining the technical vision for your domain

Define and evolve the content production pipeline to support performance
, quality
, and efficiency

Establish and share best practices related to workflows and data management

Design or recommend internal tools that support content creation teams

Support optimization and debugging efforts across technical content

Guide teams during content creation and help resolve technical challenges

Provide mentorship to junior profiles and review technical deliverables

Collaborate with programming teams to guide feature development

Create and maintain clear technical documentation

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

Strong understanding of technical foundations in game development

Proven ability to solve complex technical problems

Experience with 3D creation tools
, scripting
, and technical workflows

Deep expertise with Unreal Engine

Knowledge of game data optimization practices

Strong collaboration skills within multidisciplinary teams

Clear written and verbal communication skills in English and French

Ability to prioritize work and adapt to change

What to send our way

Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences

Examples of projects, tools, or technical contributions using Unreal Engine