Principal Tech Artist

Aristocrat Gaming; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat Gaming seeks a highly skilled technical artist to shape our Unity-based mobile title, leading visual feature implementation and bridging art and engineering. You will evolve the tech art team's tooling and workflows, leveraging your graphics pipeline and mobile optimization expertise.

Collaborate with developers and artists to implement new features and UI, and support onboarding of Junior Technical Artists in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Unity experience with mobile titles.
• Strong shader programming and ShaderLab proficiency.
• Expert in C# for custom components and tooling.
• Deep understanding of Unity UI and real-time graphics pipeline.
• Experience with profiling, optimization, and Git workflows.
• Excellent written and spoken English; team oriented.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of visual features blending art and engineering.
• Develop tooling to empower the technical art team and workflows.
• Optimize visuals for mobile hardware while maintaining fidelity.
• Collaborate with developers and artists on new features and UI.
• Mentor and onboard junior Technical Artists.

Skills

Unity

Shader programming

C# scripting

UI system

Performance profiling

Git

English communication

Team collaboration

Mobile optimization

Tools

ShaderLab

GLSL

Unity

Profiling tools

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled technical artist to help shape the future of our Unity based mobile title. In this role you will be the go-to expert leading the implementation of visual features, bridging the gap between art and engineering. You will play a key role in evolving the tech art team’s tooling and workflows, demonstrating your deep understanding of the graphics pipeline, mobile optimization, and software development principles.

What you'll do

• Be the go-to person for addressing any critical technical art implementation to ensure that asset creation follows accurate guidelines.
• Identify the opportunities for, and create the custom tooling required to empower the technical art team.
• Drive technical solutions to achieve high visual fidelity while balancing the hardware limitations of target mobile platforms.
• Collaborate closely with developers and artists to implement new game features and UI designs.
• Support Junior TAs on boarding and training

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience using Unity.
• Advanced knowledge of the real time graphic pipeline, shader programming and the Unity Engine.
• Extensive experience authoring GLSL shaders in shaderlab.
• The ability to make targeted optimisations from analysis using profiling and benchmarking tools.
• Strong proficiency in C#, with the ability to create custom components and tools for automation and expanding the capabilities of the Unity UI system.
• An expert understanding of the Unity UI system.
• Solid knowledge of 3D/2D art asset creation software.
• Mobile game development experience is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with Git and modern version control workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a team-oriented, collaborative attitude.

This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced usingAI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.

Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.