About Hololabs

The Role

Job Description

• Develop and maintain art pipelines and workflows that optimize production efficiency and quality.
• Provide technical direction and help develop asset specifications and rendering budgets for performance/quality equilibrium of lighting, VFX and general scene rendering.
• Provide technical expertise on effective approaches to scene lighting, such as using light probes, reflection probes, baked lighting.
• Provide technical expertise around creating appropriate assets, VFX, shaders specifically for use in VR and AR experiences.
• Ensure smooth integration of art assets, animations, sound, and other game elements into game engines such as Unity or Unreal, optimizing for performance and scalability.

• Work closely with designers, artists, and other departments to ensure technical solutions align with artistic vision and user experience goals.
• Collaborate with graphics engineers to develop and debug shaders, rendering passes and post processing effects.
• Collaborate with developers and artists to drive teamwork, support, and communication and to identify areas that require technical design, optimization or refactoring.

• Oversee performance profiling and optimization of games and immersive experiences to ensure smooth operation on various platforms (e.g., PC, console, mobile, VR/AR).
• Identify and address bottlenecks in rendering, memory usage, and load times, ensuring optimal performance and user experience.

• Provide accurate time estimates for tasks and deliverables, ensuring deadlines are met without sacrificing code quality or stability.
• Manage and allocate resources within the development team, balancing workload and addressing skill gaps through mentoring, training, or hiring.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, tools, workflows, and codebases to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies, development trends, and Unity/Unreal updates, sharing relevant knowledge and tools with the team.
• Create tutorials, best-practice guides, and technical documentation for the team and other stakeholders.

• Lead the creation of prototypes and proof-of-concept applications for new features, mechanics, or immersive technologies.
• Work with the design team to rapidly iterate on concepts and integrate new ideas into the game or experience.

Required Skills

• Knowledge and experience in art pipelines, scripting/tools development, shaders, lighting, rendering, and VFX.
• A foundational knowledge of 3D software such as Maya, Blender, 3DS, Zbrush and texture/material authoring tools such as Photoshop and Substance.
• Strong technical skills in 3D graphics and real-time rendering, with experience in AR/VR development.
• Proficient in Unity3D, and an understanding of Unreal Engine, and other AR/VR development tools.
• Understanding of game asset creation and optimization for real-time engines.
• Experience creating optimized shaders with HLSL, GLSL, and Unity for both Built-In and Scripting pipeline
• Understanding of general game development concepts: 3D math, colliders, physics, character controllers, GUI, navmesh, particle systems, shaders, cameras, etc.
• Be organized, self-motivated, with strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills
• Be able to "wear many hats" if you have other skills, including: game design,art, graphic design, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively with external technical and executive clients.
• Familiarity with version control (Git & Perforce).

• Understanding of 3D modeling, texturing, rigging and animation.
• Experience profiling performance and memory within game engines using debug rendering tools such as RenderDoc, PIX and Unity Profiler/Frame debugger.
• Be able to self-manage, work in an agile environment, and track progress.
• Be creative with an interest in design (everyone at Hololabs can contribute).
• A passion for games, AR/VR, and emerging technologies.