Middle Technical Artist

About Project 

Nile Valley is a mobile farming game set in an ancient world, combining classic farming mechanics with an adventurous storyline.

Players experience the contrasting environment of a hot desert and the cool shade of date palms while developing a farm with healthy grains and sweet fruits. At the same time, they progress through a captivating plot that unveils the secrets of Ancient Egypt, featuring capricious gods and cunning merchants leading caravans from neighboring lands.

Our company values

• Passion for games;
• Creating innovative projects;
• A policy of open communication;
• Strong appreciation of your performance;
• Competence development;
• Comfort and well-being of our employees.

Requirements

• Expertise in content creation and tool development in DCC tools;
• Proficiency in shader authoring (GLSL, HLSL);
• Proficiency in Unity Render Pipelines (HDRP, URP);
• Knowledge of deferred shading and techniques for achieving customized visuals;
• Solid knowledge of C#;
• Experience using Git.

Will be a plus

• Experience with optimizing mobile games;
• Knowledge of effects and post-processing;
• Well-versed with coding in Python, C++;
• Expertise in performance profiling (RenderDoc, PIX);
• Experience with Substance Designer and Substance Painter;
• Experience with Photoshop, Maya or 3DS Max etc., and a willingness to learn new tools;
• Highly skilled at communicating issues to varied audiences: managers, engineers, and artists.

Main Responsibilities

• Create new pipelines and tools and support existing ones;
• Negotiate effectively with art and engineering to create new workflows;
• Carry responsibility for adjusting art created by other artists for the developers;
• Monitor and optimize game performance. Optimize graphics for technical use;
• Help in the development of the game with VFX creation, shaders development, rendering, and lighting;
• Write DCC scripts in at least one language — be able to design and implement simple tools without hand-holding;
• Review and evaluate current and emerging technologies and technical developments for potential use in our games.

How you will grow professionally with Stepico

Our employees’ professional development is one of our corporate culture’s priorities. Therefore, we support the certification, mentoring, and various training of our staff in every way.

What you will get with Stepico

• Competitive salaries are regularly reviewed based on professional growth;
• Flexible working hours and remote working;
• 18 working days of paid time off;
• 5 paid sick leaves (without doctors’ notes);
• Corporate medical insurance;
• Life event support system (extra paid days off and financial compensation);
• English classes;
• Art classes;
• Compensation for external conferences / workshops / events;
• Full employment;
• Fun corporate events.