Location: San Mateo, CA, or remote
Duration: 3-4 months
Tribe XR (www.tribexr.com) is a virtual music studio where aspiring DJs and Musicians can become Professionals and Performers. Tribe provides a studio, simulations of professional-grade Pioneer DJ decks and music production tools, live and recorded lessons, and a community of DJs and students to assist help you on your journey. Tribe XR users learn to DJ, then practice, play, and perform on platforms such as Twitch, Youtube, Facebook Live, and virtual worlds.
Tribe XR is seeking an experienced Technical Artist to work on design optimizations, games, and more using Unreal Engine. Technical Artists are responsible for the technical aspects of Tribe's 3D effects and environments and are the last line of defense before an environment and models reach production. A Technical Artist combines both visual and technical skills to deliver 3D visual and/or tooling solutions for Tribe XR's AR/VR experiences and upcoming projects. You will work with Product Designers, Creative Technologists, Tribe's active community of DJ Mentors and users, helping build a fast-growing platform serving a global community. We seek to use the latest XR technologies to deliver innovative products to a global audience.
This role entails working closely with the founders, product, and engineering teams to ensure Tribe's vision is realized, turning static effects into interactive ones by coding in javascript and adding visual polish using shaders:
- Partner closely with artists and producers to develop and optimize the content through enhancing performance and instructing artists and designers on asset creation, modeling, and texturing best practices.
- Quickly solve issues and see their impact when deployed on Tribe's live product.
- Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Skills:
- 5+ years experience writing Javascript and Asynchronous Javascript
- 5+ years experience writing GLSL shaders
- Experience with 3D gaming environments (Unity, Unreal Engine, etc)
- Experience shipping products with stringent runtime performance constraints, such as complex mobile or 3D applications or games
- Experience with game profiling and optimization techniques
- Experience in VR and AR development.
- Bonus: You are a DJ, musician, or music producer
Education:
- BA/BA degree in Computer Science, or equivalent years of experience 5+ years of experience as Technical Artist, Pipeline Developer or related position
Languages:
- English
Required Skills:
- Asynchronous Javascript
- Javascript
- GLSL
Additional Skills:
- 3D Graphics
- MAYA
- Unreal Engine 4
- Adobe Photoshop
As an equal opportunity employer, Tribe XR prides itself on creating an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or disability