Senior Tech Artist – Unreal Pipeline Architect

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Paris; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. in Paris seeks a Senior Tech Artist to lay the foundations of a structured Tech Art discipline. You will own the asset pipeline across Blender, Houdini, 3DS Max/Maya and Unreal, documenting and scaling it for reusable workflows.

You will mentor a Tech Art individual and collaborate with Gameplay, Tech, Design and Art teams to ensure a cohesive pipeline and performant rendering. This role requires strong French and English communication and deep knowledge of the Unreal

Qualifications

• Mastery of Houdini and Blender.
• Solid Python scripting skills.
• Strong knowledge of the Unreal Engine asset pipeline.
• Knowledge of UE rendering and graphics pipeline: Blueprints, Material Editor, Niagara (VFX), Sequencer, Unreal Insights.
• HLSL and Material Editor mastery for shader authoring.
• Ability to identify and prioritize technical bottlenecks (rendering performance, memory).
• Proven experience in management and mentoring.
• Professional French and English (English is increasingly used day-to-day).

Responsibilities

• Tech Art pipeline ownership across Blender, Houdini, 3DSMax/Maya and Unreal, documenting and scaling it.
• Mentor one Tech Art person and support ramp-up on UE, JIRA task management, prioritization and follow-up.
• Align Tech and Art teams on a shared pipeline with daily collaboration with Gameplay, Tech, Design and Art teams.
• Identify bottlenecks in Unreal, prioritize fixes, and produce reporting via Unreal Insights to back up technical choices.
• Write HLSL shaders and work in Unreal's Material Editor, Niagara (VFX) and Sequencer.

Skills

Houdini

Blender

Python scripting

Unreal Engine asset pipeline

Shader authoring (HLSL)

Unreal rendering pipeline

Performance debugging

Mentoring/management

English/French bilingual

Tools

3DS Max/Maya

Job description

SmartRecruiters, Inc. in Paris seeks a Senior Tech Artist to lay the foundations of a structured Tech Art discipline. You will own the asset pipeline across Blender, Houdini, 3DS Max/Maya and Unreal, documenting and scaling it for reusable workflows.

You will mentor a Tech Art individual and collaborate with Gameplay, Tech, Design and Art teams to ensure a cohesive pipeline and performant rendering. This role requires strong French and English communication and deep knowledge of the Unreal