Technical Artist, Pokémon GO Job at Gamecompanies in San Francisco

Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch. Pokémon GO follows Niantic’s mission of encouraging outdoor exploration, exercise, and significant social interactions, and has grossed over $6B in revenue since its debut in 2016. In order to delight our millions of players across the globe, the Pokémon GO team requires motivated and skilled individuals to develop new features and look for creative ways to optimize a continually growing game. We are seeking a Technical Artist with creative and technical expertise to help across a variety of live-game challenges and features. You will work with cross-functional partners and bridge technical and creative aspects of game development. You will leverage your curiosity and passion for mobile games to develop best in class game features. Responsibilities Collaborate with art, design, engineering, and product teams to build features and solve creative problems. Build rapid prototypes of experimental features using Unity 3D or other mobile platform tools. Iterate on Unity 3D scene implementation to finalize product and creative requirements. Create performant graphics shaders for beautiful visuals. Facilitate communication and collaboration between art and engineering. Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings. Required in-office 2 days on Wednesday and Thursday. Qualifications 3+ years as a Technical Artist or similar role. Experience in Python, C#, or similar scripting languages. Experience in modern 3D game engines such as Unity 3D. Knowledge of optimization and performance profiling of real-time 3D content and pipelines for mobile platforms. Familiarity across multiple areas of Tech Art such as animation, graphics, pipelines and tooling, scripting gameplay, etc. Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice. Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including synchronous interactions with others. BS or MS degree in design, games-related or technical field. Experience collaborating within a multi-person game studio. Experience writing shaders (HLSL or GLSL). Experience developing tools for artists or designers. The total compensation package for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $136,800 - $160,000+ bonus + equity + benefits. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by work location and additional factors, including assessed job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can answer any questions about new hire total compensation during the hiring process. An overview of benefit offerings for your location can be found on the careers page. Join the Niantic team! Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map powers spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s Lightship platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Peridot and Monster Hunter Now. Developers use Niantic’s platform to build their own AR applications and experiences, either with the Lightship Platform or directly through the web with 8th Wall. We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close. Niantic is a hybrid first company. We believe that in person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. Our hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work. We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Bellevue, Kansas, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, Hyderabad, and Zürich. #LI-HYBRID If required by law, by submitting my job application I consent to the processing of my information as described in that Notice, including processing information I voluntarily disclose to Niantic, such as health or medical information, race or ethnicity data, and sexual orientation data and, in limited circumstances sharing information with third parties such as references and other third parties that assist in the hiring process. About the company Building technologies and ideas that move us as the leaders in Augmented Reality. Niantic is the world’s leading AR technology company, sparking creative and engaging journeys in the real world. Our products inspire outdoor exploration, exercise, and meaningful social interaction. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times . The Pokémon GO team requires motivated and skilled individuals to develop new features and look for creative ways to optimize a continually growing game . We are seeking a Technical Artist with creative and technical expertise to help across a variety of live-game challenges and features . En Español: Pokémon GO es la sensación global de juegos que ha sido descargada más de 1 mil millones de veces y nombrado Best Mobile Game por los Game Developers Choice Awards y Best App of the Year por TechCrunch. Pokemon GO sigue la misión de Niantic de fomentar la exploración al aire libre, el ejercicio e interacciones sociales significativas, y ha recaudado más de $ 6 mil millones en ingresos desde su debut en 2016. Para deleitar a nuestros millones de jugadores de todo el mundo, el equipo de Pokémon GO necesita personas motivadas y calificadas para desarrollar nuevas características y buscar formas creativas de optimizar un juego en continuo crecimiento. Buscamos un artista técnico con experiencia técnica y creativa para ayudar a superar una variedad de desafíos y funciones en vivo. Trabajará con socios técnicos transversales y puentes y aspectos creativos del desarrollo de videojuego. Aprovecharás tu curiosidad y pasión por desarrollar juegos móviles para mejorar las capacidades de diseño de productos y construir herramientas de ingeniería gráfica entre equipos de construcción de arte gráficos 3D, así como solucionar mejoras expuestas técnicas de creación de imágenes y otras hermosas para crear mejores funcionalidades de diseños, diseñar obras gráficas y estructuras gráficas. Colaborar con miembros y partes interesadas de equipos interfuncionales, incluida la asistencia regular y fiable a las reuniones. Requiere estar en la oficina 2 días los miércoles y jueves. Qualificaciones 3+ años como Artista Técnico o rol similar. Experiencia en Python, C# u otros lenguajes similares de scripting. experiencia en modernos motores de juegos 3D como Unity 3D. Conocimiento de optimización y perfiles de rendimiento de contenido 3D en tiempo real y tuberías para plataformas móviles. Familiariedad en múltiples áreas del arte tecnológico tales como animación, gráficos, tuberías y herramientas, juego de guión, etc. Habilidad de trabajar en un entorno híbrido acelerado y manejar adecuadamente y/o capacidad de resolver problemas prácticos y ser suficientemente adaptables para manejar situaciones dinámicas con poco estrés. La remuneración individual dentro de este rango salarial se determina por la ubicación laboral y factores adicionales, incluidas las habilidades relacionadas con el trabajo evaluadas, experiencia y educación o capacitación relevante. Su reclutador puede responder a cualquier pregunta sobre la compensación total de nuevos empleados durante el proceso de contratación. Una visión general de las ofertas de beneficios para su ubicación se puede encontrar en la página de carreras. Únete al equipo Niantic! ¡La plataforma de realidad aumentada a escala global de Niantics y los poderes de computación espacial de mapas digitales del mundo real. Incubado fuera del equipo de Maps en Google, Niantik primero creó Ingress y luego Pokémon GO, un fenómeno cultural y juego exitoso jugado por decenas de millones de personas cada mes. Creemos que la interacción en persona fomenta la creatividad, el sentido de comunidad y es fundamental para nuestro éxito futuro como empresa. Nuestros horarios de trabajo híbridos permiten una mezcla de trabajo remoto e in-office. Somos un grupo trabajador, divertido y emocionante que valoran la curiosidad intelectual y la pasión por resolver problemas! Tenemos oficinas cada vez más numerosas ubicadas en San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Bellevue, Kansas, Londres, Tokio, Hamburgo, Hyderabad y Zúrich. #LI-HYBRID Si lo requiere la ley, enviando mi solicitud de empleo doy mi consentimiento al procesamiento de mis datos tal como se describe en ese Aviso, incluida información que divulgo voluntariamente a Niantic, tales como información médica o racial, datos sobre orientación sexual creativa, y datos sexuales, en circunstancias limitadas con referencias de terceros y otras partes del proceso de exploración que nos ayudan a desarrollar las tecnologías sociales que trabajan en el mundo real.