Senior Rendering Engineer (Vfx Pipeline)

Full-time | Studio | US / Canada, Remote | Engineering

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle

We're looking for a Senior Games Engineer to join us at Dapper as we build a bridge between blockchain and gaming. Our most notable projects, NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day, are blockchain-powered digital collectible web experiences built on cutting-edge tech. We're looking for someone who has a growth and outcome-oriented mindset to push our codebase forward as we balance our need to scale and optimize with shipping new and exciting features, sports and other projects. We're releasing at a high cadence to an eager, excited, and global user-base while defining a new space in blockchain and entertainment.

What We'll Accomplish Together

• Drive the development of tools and pipelines that allow content creators to generate exciting 3D experiences.
• Define and maintain the vision for the entire asset production pipeline.
• Streamline and optimize processes and workflows and work towards continuous improvement of the team.
• Prioritize and organize requests based on requirements, product vision and technical debt.
• Mentor and guide a technical team of artists and programmers.
• Architect new systems as required for the 3D content pipeline.
• Document and communicate technical content like coding standards, technical design documents and best practices.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders to gather delivery requirements, resolve impediments, and communicate status updates.

A Little About You

• Have shipped products on both Mobile and PC/Console.
• Experience with Source control ie Github, Perforce, SVN, Plastic SCM.
• 3+ years experience with Game Engines in Games or 3D visualization.
• Understands artistic content pipelines within modeling software ie Blender, 3DS Max and Maya.
• Ability to work within a team with a variety of disciplines.
• Understands rendering pipelines in game engines ie, Unity and Unreal Engine.
• Experience in developing shaders for use in game engines.
• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
• Knowledge and experience in Agile methodologies.
• 2+years experience leading a team.
• 5+ years programmer experience with C# or C++.
• Understands lighting configurations within game engines.
• Goal focused mentality, and can quickly adapt and pivot as per the requirements and new information of the project being undertaken.

Bonus Points If You Have The Following

• Experience creating and manipulating Animations.
• Experience creating VFX within Games Engines.
• Experience creating custom tools within game engines.
• Good experience in Node JS, Python.
• Experience working with brands to maintain consistency with guidelines.