Senior Real-Time VFX Systems Engineer

Riot Games; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Riot Games in Sydney seeks a Senior VFX Technical Artist to lead scalable VFX systems and content pipelines. You will prototype Niagara-based solutions and Houdini workflows, building artist-facing tools and automation to empower artists and designers.

You will optimize performance and ensure reliable production pipelines in real-time content creation. You will collaborate across Art, Design, and Engineering, documenting best practices and contributing to reusable, modular VFX workflows that

Qualifications

• Senior-level professional experience as a Technical Artist in games or real-time content production.
• Advanced hands-on Unreal Engine experience with Niagara systems and Scratchpad, Blueprint, and material authoring.
• Strong scripting and automation skills for artist-facing tools with Python or equivalent.
• Hands-on pipeline development experience for real-time content pipelines.
• Experience designing reusable, modular, and parameterized VFX systems and workflows.
• Understanding of real-time VFX readability, profiling, optimization, and performance budgets.
• Ability to collaborate across Art, Design, and Engineering and support artists through tool iteration.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve scalable VFX systems, tools, libraries, and content pipelines in Unreal Engine and Niagara.
• Build reusable, modular, and parameterized effects and workflows for rapid iteration.
• Translate creative needs into robust technical solutions and advocate for artist workflows.
• Develop artist-facing tools and automation, including Houdini-based workflows and DCC integrations.
• Prototype and validate systems in Unreal Engine using Niagara modules, Scratchpad, Blueprint, and material workflows.
• Profile and optimize effects for visual quality, memory, and runtime performance.
• Maintain documentation, standards, and production support practices for VFX workflows.

Job description

Riot Games in Sydney seeks a Senior VFX Technical Artist to lead scalable VFX systems and content pipelines. You will prototype Niagara-based solutions and Houdini workflows, building artist-facing tools and automation to empower artists and designers.

You will optimize performance and ensure reliable production pipelines in real-time content creation. You will collaborate across Art, Design, and Engineering, documenting best practices and contributing to reusable, modular VFX workflows that