Remote Technical Artist — UE5, Shaders & Terrain

Hardsuit Labs, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k with company match

Life and Disability insurance

Technology stipend

Paid sick leave

Commuter benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

Hardsuit Labs, a Seattle-based studio, seeks a skilled Technical Artist to bridge artistic vision and technical execution in Unreal Engine 5. You will optimize pipelines, develop high-quality materials, and push visuals for AAA to mobile across platforms.

The role requires strong knowledge of lighting, PBR, UE5 tooling, and cross-discipline collaboration, with fully remote work options. Salary range stated below.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of lighting, color theory, composition, visual balance and PBR rendering standards.
• Proven texture authoring with Photoshop and Substance Suite.
• Experience with UE5 Blueprint scripting and data-driven systems.
• Detail-oriented with troubleshooting, profiling and debugging technical art issues.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce technical and quality standards for in-game art assets.
• Develop advanced, optimized materials and real-time visual effects.
• Create terrain and procedural workflows using UE5 PCG and runtime texturing.
• Balance UE5 features (Lumen, Nanite) with performance across platforms.
• Serve as the technical liaison between art, design and engineering.

Skills

Lighting theory

Color theory

PBR rendering

3D math

Photoshop

Substance Suite

UE5 Blueprint scripting

OOP scripting

Debugging

Autonomy & communication

Tools

Photoshop

Substance Suite

Unreal Engine 5 (UE5)

Blueprint scripting

Job description

Hardsuit Labs, a Seattle-based studio, seeks a skilled Technical Artist to bridge artistic vision and technical execution in Unreal Engine 5. You will optimize pipelines, develop high-quality materials, and push visuals for AAA to mobile across platforms.

The role requires strong knowledge of lighting, PBR, UE5 tooling, and cross-discipline collaboration, with fully remote work options. Salary range stated below.