DreamWorld ยท 1 month ago
Unreal Engine Technical Artist
Redwood City, CA
Contract
Onsite
Senior LevelDreamWorld is a massively scalable open-world MMO with one of the largest multiplayer architectures ever built. They are seeking a Technical Artist to own visual quality and performance across the entire game, focusing on optimization and the technical art pipeline. This role involves collaboration with engineering and art teams to ensure high-quality visuals for millions of players.
Computer Games
Responsibilities
Own the performance, optimization, and technical art pipeline for the entire project
Diagnose and resolve bottlenecks related to lighting, materials, shaders, Nanite, Lumen, and VFX
Build, profile, and maintain highly optimized art workflows for all target platforms
Collaborate directly with engineering and art to ensure visuals are beautiful, scalable, and efficient
Develop tools, shaders, materials, lighting setups, and pipelines to improve both quality and dev-speed
Maintain visual consistency across biomes, worlds, and content updates
Set the visual bar for DreamWorld and help shape its long-term aesthetic identity
Qualification
Required
Are deeply experienced with Unreal Engine 5 (Nanite, Lumen, PCG, profiling tools, etc.)
Have strong material/shader development skills and a solid understanding of rendering fundamentals
Are comfortable profiling and optimizing everything from shaders to lighting to asset pipelines
Understand dynamic lighting systems and how to balance quality vs. performance
Have a problem-solver mindset: you can break down and fix complex visual/performance challenges
Want ownership. You choose what you work on, you set the standards, and your decisions directly impact players
Enjoy collaborating with small, senior teams and wearing multiple hats
Have a portfolio that showcases optimization, lighting, materials, and technical artistry
Preferred
Atmospheric effects, terrain systems, skyboxes
Blueprint-based tooling or editor utility development
Real-time cinematics or high-end lighting setups
Environment art or modular world-building experience
Company
DreamWorld
DreamWorld is a sandbox MMO, offering players limitless opportunities to explore, interact with, and shape the world around them.
Founded in 2021
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase