Lead Technical Artist, Optimization (Unreal Engine 5 / Sports)

Job Description

Refactor Games is a AAA sports video game studio . We are developing the next generation of professional football (soccer) video games using Unreal Engine 5 .

We’re looking for a Lead Technical Artist to drive performance and optimization across all in-game art. You’ll lead efforts to balance visual fidelity with real-time performance, collaborating with art, rendering, and engineering teams to ensure the game runs smoothly on console and PC.

You’ll Work On :

• Leading optimization strategy for all in-game art assets—characters, environments, VFX, and UI
• Profiling and diagnosing GPU / CPU performance across platforms using UE5 tools and custom profilers
• Establishing and enforcing performance budgets, scalability targets, and best practices for art production
• Implementing LODs, texture streaming, material simplification, and memory management systems
• Partnering with Rendering and Engineering to resolve performance bottlenecks and technical blockers
• Guiding internal and external art teams in efficient asset creation workflows
• Building tools, scripts, and automation to support pipeline efficiency and consistency

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