Technical Artist Intern: Shaders & Real-Time Rendering

PlayStation; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games, part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, seeks a Technical Artist Intern in California to help design, develop, and optimize shaders for real-time rendering. You’ll collaborate with artists and programmers to craft visual effects while maintaining performance and efficient workflows throughout the 12-week internship.

You will gain hands-on experience in shader development, graphics optimization, and production pipelines, strengthening problem-solving and teamwork skills in a game

Qualifications

• Pursuing degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, or related field.
• Proficient in HLSL shader programming.
• Experience with real-time rendering pipelines.
• Strong understanding of 3D math.
• Experience optimizing shaders for performance.
• Familiar with Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration.
• Knowledge of PBR and post-processing effects.
• Interest in emerging game development technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement small-scale shaders for environments and characters.
• Collaborate with artists and programmers to develop technical solutions.
• Maintain and improve existing shaders for quality and performance.
• Debug material graphs to resolve visual issues.
• Document implementation details to support workflows.
• Develop sample content to test new workflows.
• Explore industry tech and apply to shader development.

Skills

HLSL shader programming

Real-time rendering

3D math

Shader optimization

Unity / Unreal Engine

Debugging

Communication

PBR / post-processing

Education

Pursuing CS/CG degree

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Insomniac Games, part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, seeks a Technical Artist Intern in California to help design, develop, and optimize shaders for real-time rendering. You’ll collaborate with artists and programmers to craft visual effects while maintaining performance and efficient workflows throughout the 12-week internship.

You will gain hands-on experience in shader development, graphics optimization, and production pipelines, strengthening problem-solving and teamwork skills in a game