Technical Artist, Metaverse

We are seeking a dedicated Technical Artist to serve as a crucial link between our artistic and engineering teams. This role involves collaborating closely with a multifaceted, interconnected team dedicated to crafting engaging, first-party infrastructure, systems, and tools for our platform aimed at shaping the metaverse.Technical Artist, Metaverse Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the engineering and design teams to develop content across a range of devices.
• Implement runtime logic within a complex real-time environment with performance limitations in mind.
• Develop broad technical expertise to assist in a wide variety of technical and artistic tasks, including diagnosing and fixing bugs.
• Quickly solve issues with cross-functional leads.
• Design, manage and maintain the pipeline from artists and end users through to deployment.
• Prototype, profile and optimize custom shaders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise with at least one of the following pipelines: Environments, Character, Rigging, Behaviors, or Asset Pipeline.
• You understand architecture for complex tools and pipelines with a focus on content creators.
• 7+ years of experience developing real-time experiences.
• Experience in shader languages (GLSL, ShaderLab, HLSL).
• Experience with game/real-time profiling and optimization techniques.
• Experience collaborating on multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience working with version control systems (Git, Perforce, etc.).
• Expertise in at least one high-level programming language.
• Experience to give and take constructive feedback, direct next steps, and communicate clear goals and outcomes to your team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge ol real-time graphics pipeline concepts.
• Being interested and informed about emerging technologies.
• Self-motivated, product thinking mindset.
• Low-level programming experience.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$153,000/year to $212,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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