Tech Stack

Description

You'll set the visual and technical quality bar for shaders and materials in an AAA game using Unreal Engine 5. You'll drive innovation in look development, manage a team, and collaborate with disciplines to achieve world-class visuals with optimal performance.

Requirements

• Minimum 7+ years' experience in games industry
• At least 2 shipped AAA titles
• Proven track record as Senior or Lead Shader/Material Artist on large-scale project
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 material editor, shader graph, rendering pipeline
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, physically-based shading models, material authoring
• Hands-on experience with Lumen, Nanite, virtual texturing in UE5
• Ability to balance high visual fidelity with performance optimization
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-discipline collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the visual and technical quality bar for all shaders and materials
• Establish shader and material pipeline optimized for high visual fidelity and real-time performance
• Lead R&D into UE5's advanced rendering features (Lumen, Nanite, virtual texturing, runtime virtual shadows)
• Partner with Art Director to ensure materials support art direction
• Create and maintain library of modular, reusable, performant shaders and materials
• Develop complex materials for characters, environments, weapons, FX, cinematics
• Work with lighting and rendering teams for physically accurate surfaces
• Optimize materials for memory, draw calls, runtime performance across platforms
• Manage, mentor, and inspire team of shader/material and technical artists
• Review work, provide feedback, set quality standards
• Collaborate with external partners and outsourcing vendors