Shader Technical Artist - Unreal Engine Mastery

WorkinGames; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

14 paid holidays per year

Paid vacation 15–25 days per year

10 paid sick days per year

Parental leave

Job summary

WorkinGames seeks a Shader Technical Artist to craft and optimize shader/master materials in Unreal Engine. You will collaborate with teams to define shader standards, push real-time rendering boundaries, and tackle complex technical and creative challenges.

The role emphasizes building shaders, shading tools, and ensuring performance targets across platforms, with a strong focus on workflow efficiency and visual fidelity.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in Technical Art or 2+ shipped titles.
• Proficiency in creating stylized and PBR shaders using node-based editors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain shader pipeline across multiple disciplines.
• Optimize shaders for performance while maintaining visual quality.
• Provide technical shader support and validation tools.

Skills

Unreal Engine

HLSL/GLSL/CG

Stylized & PBR shaders

Shader graphs

Team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Substance Designer

Substance Painter

Photoshop

3D modeling

Job description

WorkinGames seeks a Shader Technical Artist to craft and optimize shader/master materials in Unreal Engine. You will collaborate with teams to define shader standards, push real-time rendering boundaries, and tackle complex technical and creative challenges.

The role emphasizes building shaders, shading tools, and ensuring performance targets across platforms, with a strong focus on workflow efficiency and visual fidelity.