Master shaders, materials, and GPU profiling as a Senior Technical Artist at Sky Box Labs in Burnaby, with hybrid studio work three days weekly.
Sky Box Labs seeks an experienced graphics-focused Senior Technical Artist for an AAA co-development project. You will work in Unreal Engine 5 across real-time rendering, PBR materials, and performance optimization. The position connects art and engineering teams while supporting high visual quality and performance targets.
Key Responsibilities: Develop master materials, custom shaders, and PBR material libraries
Profile GPU performance and identify rendering bottlenecks
Optimize shaders, overdraw, textures, meshes, collision, and UVs
Build Python tools and Unreal Engine editor utilities
Collaborate with artists, engineers, and technical directors
Requirements: Seven-plus years in technical art and real-time graphics
At least one shipped AAA title
Solid Unreal Engine 5 and PBR knowledge
Experience with Unreal Insights, Render Doc, PIX, or GPU profilers
Proficiency in Python and editor workflow automation
Apply senior technical art expertise in shaders, rendering performance, Unreal Engine 5, and Python at Sky Box Labs.