At Lightspeed Studios, we're driven by a passion for innovation and a commitment to shaping the future of technology. We pride ourselves on our forward-thinking approach, and we're looking for like-minded individuals to join our dynamic team. We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Artist with a strong background in real-time environments. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between art and technology, ensuring our projects maintain aesthetic excellence without compromising on performance.What you'll be doing:Real-Time Optimization & Performance: Ensure assets & scenes are created efficiently and are optimized for real-time performance. Evaluate and diagnose performance metrics to make necessary improvements.Shader Writing: Develop and maintain shaders across multiple platforms, ensuring visual quality and optimal performance.Material Creation: Apply the Substance suite and other tools to create, modify, and optimize materials for various projects.Scripting: Write and maintain scripts to automate workflows, improve processes, and support asset integration.Asset Management: Organize and manage a broad range of assets ensuring that they adhere to technical and quality standards.Procedural Content Workflows: Leverage Houdini or similar tools to create dynamic and adaptable content.Support & Collaboration: Provide hands-on technical support to internal and external artists and engineers. Collaborate closely with teams to ensure art assets are of the highest quality and are seamlessly integrated into the engine.Knowledge Sharing: Maintain documentation, including Confluence pages, detailing techniques, best practices, and processes for the benefit of the art team and broader studio.What we need to see:Bachelor degree (or equivalent experience) with 6+ years experience in a similar technical artist role.Deep knowledge of real-time optimization techniques and tools.Proficiency in shader writing, with experience in HLSL, GLSL, cg, or pssl.Strong scripting skills, especially in Python and C#, and familiarity with DCC applications.Experience with node-based visual scripting tools such as Unity or Unreal.Background in lower-level programming languages, e.g., C++ is a plus.Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think outside the box.Excellent communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach.NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most hard-working and dedicated people in the world working for us. If you're creative, love leading teams and shipping product and have a passion for AI, machine learning and imaging, we want to hear from you.The base salary range is $132,000 - $212,750. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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