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Sphere Entertainment Co. · 18 hours ago

Unreal Generalist Real Time Advancements

Burbank, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$96K/yr - $170K/yr

5+ years exp

Sphere Entertainment Co. is a premier live entertainment and media company. They are seeking an Unreal Generalist responsible for building, deploying, and operating Unreal-based real-time content for live events. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure stable and performant real-time workflows suitable for high-visibility live events.

ConcertsEventsMedia and Entertainment

Responsibilities

Build and maintain Unreal Engine scenes, levels, lighting, materials, and Blueprints in support of real-time show content and interactive pipelines

Configure and support cluster rendering workflows using nDisplay (and related Unreal multi-machine synchronization concepts) for large-format playback systems

Collaborate with the Director and team to integrate Unreal output with Disguise RenderStream (workflows including configuration, synchronization, and show-playback coordination)

Optimize real-time performance for stable show execution: profiling, content budgets, frame-time management, LOD strategy, texture/memory discipline, and runtime debugging

Support live-event operations: assist during rehearsals and show runs, troubleshoot issues rapidly, and execute deployment/checklist procedures to ensure reliable performance

Partner with creative, production, and vendors to translate show requirements into implementable Unreal solutions; communicate tradeoffs and constraints clearly

Contribute to pipeline hygiene: documentation, project organization, version control practices, reusable templates, and runbooks for repeatable deployment

Qualification

Unreal EngineNDisplayLive-event experienceDisguise workflowsReal-time performance optimizationPythonTroubleshootingVersion controlDCC workflowsPerforceNotchCommunicationDocumentation

Required

Demonstrated experience supporting or operating real-time content in time-critical live settings (rehearsal/show cadence, cueing, iteration under pressure)

Practical familiarity with Disguise show-production workflows and the realities of large-scale playback/synchronization

Hands-on experience with nDisplay and/or multi-machine rendering concepts (cluster sync, genlock considerations, frame pacing, distributed deployment)

Strong grasp of real-time performance fundamentals and optimization workflows inside Unreal (profiling tools, asset/perf budgeting, stability practices)

Ability to diagnose and communicate issues quickly and methodically across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Willingness to travel and work evenings/weekends during deployment and show periods as required

Basic scripting or tools mindset (Python, Blueprint tooling, editor utility widgets) to improve workflow efficiency

Preferred

5–7+ years professional experience with Unreal Engine in real-time production environments; live events, or large-scale installations strongly preferred

Experience with Notch (or comparable real-time compositing / generative content toolsets) in live workflows is favored

Familiarity with common live-event/LED ecosystem components: LED processors, signal routing, media I/O, timecode, sync/genlock, networking basics

Experience with Perforce (or comparable source control for Unreal), and with structured build/deployment practices is preferred

Benefits

A robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose

Upskilling employees’ talents and strengths

Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.

Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required.