Lead Technical Artist (World of Warships, PC)

Job Overview

Wargaming Belgrade is a game development studio in Serbia and a key member of the Wargaming global network. Our studio is home to talented and dedicated teams of game developers, artists, and designers, one of them being World of Warships team, who are passionate about creating the best gaming experiences for our players.

Join our Visual Department - a department dedicated to the development of visual solutions for many aspects of the game. In our team, we create, assemble and set up game locations for game battles. We create ports and a visual mood for the player, and they can see their own ship in the most interesting ports in the world. We create in-game objects, FX, and support the visual content of game events.

Reports to

Our future colleague will report to Visual Team Lead

What will you do?

• Development and integration of unique shader solutions
• Ensuring the compliance of tools with the unified architectural stack
• Oversight, development, and integration of technical solutions in accordance with requirements provided by the head of the department and business
• In-depth understanding and study of the project's technical stack
• Collaboration with the client core team
• Mentoring team members within the tech art team
• Manage and guide the Tech Art team and help them develop their skills and career goals

What are we looking for?

• Experience in development of comprehensive tools solutions

• Strong knowledge of Python

• Knowledge of render pipeline
• Understanding of types and approaches to optimizing game content
• Ability to work with legacy code
• Shader development (or adopting solution from ShaderToys)
• HLSL/GLSL
• English at the Upper-Intermediate level or higher
• Desire to develop in managing and mentoring team members

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Experience with PC / Consoles projects
• Experience in managing complex projects
• C++ experience
• Understanding Code Design Patterns
• Ability to solve operational tasks within the scope of one-off content processing
• Fluency in Russian

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Belgrade include:

• Additional Vacation days on top of the statutory minimum dependent on years of service with Wargaming Group
• Up to 8 “Trust days” per calendar year that require no medical certificate
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• English clubs and platform for learning languages
• Premium Private Health Care
• Commuting allowance
• Gym trainings / Wellness program
• Personal Gaming Account
• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
• Company events
• Seniority Awards
• Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward