Technical Artist

Were looking for a Technical Artist to join our team as we move into full production on our debut game Ardem an open world survival game developed in Unreal Engine 5.

In this role your primary focus will be performance optimization and technical quality across the game. You will work directly in the editor and in game builds profiling and optimizing GPU CPU and memory usage while helping the team identify and resolve rendering performance and stability issues. The role combines deep technical analysis with hands-on problem solving and close collaboration with art and engineering.

Techtive Games is an ambitious indie studio based in Germany with a close knit team that focuses on building deep interconnected gameplay systems and immersive authentic worlds. We value creativity ownership and personal growth. Rather than working through rigid ticket pipelines our team members are encouraged to actively shape systems improve workflows and grow together not only on Ardem but on future projects as well.

If you enjoy digging into performance problems improving pipelines and acting as a technical guide for artists and developers wed love to hear from you.

Tasks

On a day to day basis you will:

• Profile and optimize GPU CPU and memory performance using tools such as Unreal Insights RenderDoc and other relevant profiling solutions
• Investigate and resolve rendering performance and stability issues across the project
• Act as a technical guardian for the art team defining and communicating performance requirements and best practices
• Support artists in creating efficient assets materials and shaders that meet visual and performance goals
• Work closely with the Art Lead to maintain a consistent technical and visual quality bar
• Design and implement tools pipelines and workflows to streamline production and improve team efficiency
• Help establish and refine technical guidelines to prevent recurring performance issues
• Collaborate closely with engineers and designers to ensure technical decisions align with gameplay and production needs

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience as a Technical Artist within the games industry
• Strong hands on experience with Unreal Engine 5 including its profiling debugging and optimization tools
• Solid understanding of rendering performance real time graphics constraints and memory management
• Experience analyzing and optimizing complex scenes materials and shaders
• Ability to independently identify technical problems and drive solutions to completion
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical topics clearly to non technical team members
• Fluent spoken and written English

Bonus Skills

• Strong experience with Python Blueprints or similar scripting languages for tool development
• Experience building custom tools and pipelines for art teams
• Knowledge of Blender and Blender scripting
• Experience working on open world games
• Experience working in an indie or small team environment

Working Model

• Fully remote
• Freelance with a full time option for candidates based in Germany
• Flexible working hours with a strong focus on ownership and trust
• Direct collaboration within a small focused team

Benefits

• Work on Ardem highly anticipated survival game and set a new benchmark
• Small team with high impact results-driven mindset and fast decision-making
• High ownership and creative freedom
• Flexible working hours (results > green dots)

Please include the following in your application:

• Your CV and a short introduction about yourself and your background
• A portfolio (Git repositories videos or similar) showcasing recent work
• A brief description of your role and responsibilities on the showcased projects
• Your availability and your typical contract rate

Key Skills
3ds Max,Computer Graphics,Perforce,Zbrush,Unreal Engine,Maya,Painting,Teaching,Adobe Photoshop,Digital Art,Music Therapy,Unity
Employment Type : Employee
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1