Lead Technical Artist (Real-Time Games | Art & Engineering) Europe

Beffio

Contract type

Ongoing

Work mode

Remote

Experience

Senior · 7+ years

Job description

Lead Technical Artist role at Beffio, leading technical art initiatives across rendering, shaders, tools, optimization, and production workflows for real-time game production. The role is hands-on technical leadership, mentoring technical artists and bridging art, engineering, and production.

At a glance

Employment: Employee or contractor
Work mode: Remote
Languages: English – fluent

What you'll do

Lead and support technical artists across rendering, shaders, tools, optimization, and production workflows.
Establish technical art standards, quality benchmarks, and best practices.
Work closely with Art Directors, Technical Directors, Artists, and Engineers to align visual goals with technical requirements.
Identify technical risks early and develop practical, scalable solutions.
Mentor technical artists and provide constructive feedback and technical guidance.
Develop and improve real-time materials, shaders, and rendering workflows.
Investigate rendering issues, performance bottlenecks, and visual inconsistencies.
Support optimization across geometry, materials, textures, lighting, VFX, and asset pipelines.
Establish performance budgets and validation processes appropriate to target platforms.
Help teams understand rendering limitations and make informed technical decisions.
Design and develop artist-friendly tools, automation, validators, and procedural workflows.
Improve workflows for asset creation, import, setup, and in-engine implementation.
Collaborate with engineers to integrate technical solutions into production systems.
Prototype new approaches and take successful solutions through to stable production use.
Maintain clear technical documentation and promote knowledge sharing across teams.
Act as a bridge between art, engineering, and production.
Collaborate with distributed teams and external development partners.
Support technical planning, estimation, and prioritization of technical art initiatives.
Proactively improve workflows and remove recurring production bottlenecks.

What we're looking for

7+ years of professional experience in Technical Art or closely related game development disciplines.
Proven experience as a Lead Technical Artist, Senior Technical Artist with leadership responsibilities, or equivalent.
Experience contributing to commercially released game productions.
Strong understanding of real-time rendering, shaders, materials, lighting, and graphics optimization.
Professional experience with Unity3D, Unreal Engine, or comparable real-time engines.
Strong scripting or programming skills using Python, C#, HLSL, or equivalent technologies.
Experience building technical art tools, automation, and scalable production workflows.
Excellent understanding of real-time asset pipelines and performance constraints.
Strong debugging, profiling, and technical problem-solving skills.
Experience mentoring technical artists and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to translate creative requirements into maintainable technical solutions.
Excellent communication skills and fluency in English.

Nice to have

Deep experience with Unity URP/HDRP or Unreal Engine rendering systems.
Experience with mobile GPU optimization and performance-constrained platforms.
Knowledge of procedural content generation, Houdini, or node-based production tools.
Experience with custom rendering features, compute shaders, or GPU-driven workflows.
Familiarity with character systems, VFX pipelines, and technical animation.
Experience establishing technical art departments, workflows, or team standards.
Previous experience in international co-development.

Benefits

Meaningful ownership over technical art quality, tools, and production standards.
Opportunity to lead challenging technical initiatives and influence production workflows.
Direct collaboration with experienced Artists, Engineers, and Creative Directors.
Remote-friendly international working environment.
Competitive compensation and flexible contract options.
Long-term collaboration and opportunities for professional growth.
Annual Beffio team retreats and a supportive studio culture.

How to get hired

1Send us your portfolio, technical breakdowns, and a short introduction.

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About Beffio

Key facts

Remote-friendly international working environment
Annual Beffio team retreats