Procedural Tools Engineer

PLAY, GROW and WIN

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator. 

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004. 

Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.
At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.

We invite an experienced Procedural Tools Engineer to join our team and conquer new heights with us!

This role involves building robust and scalable systems to generate digital versions of real-world cities, integrating data from geostationary/lidar data, leveraging Houdini pipelines, and utilizing PCG (Procedural Content Generation) in Unreal Engine. 

This role will work closely with Technical Artists and other developers to ensure the systems deliver a high-quality, scalable, and artist-friendly workflow.

• In partnership with TA, design and implement robust procedural content generation systems.
• Integrate raw data from geostationary/lidar data with Houdini pipelines and Unreal Engine, focusing on performance and scalability.
• Develop systems for data consistency, allowing artist-driven fine-tuning while preserving procedural elements.
• Build environments with minimal manual intervention.
• Create custom tools and systems within Houdini and Unreal Engine to enhance the procedural workflow.
• Research and evaluate procedural techniques to push the state of the art, assessing the trade-offs of different approaches.
• Ensure the procedural systems meet performance and memory constraints, supporting a smooth and stable experience in Unreal Engine.
• Guide and mentor the engineering team, helping resolve technical issues.

• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python, with ability to work across multiple tools as needed (e.g. Houdini, Unreal, custom data API)
• Understanding of and ability to research, prototype, and evaluate new procedural generation techniques and systems design.
• Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in maintaining data consistency across procedural and artist-driven content.
• Understanding of at least one core Unreal Engine features (Streaming, Megalights, World Partition), and performance implications related to their usage
• Proven leadership and mentoring experience, with the ability to guide other developers, drive best practices, and contribute to the creation of the greatest games.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with artists and designers.

Nice To Have:

• Experience integrating and optimizing large datasets based on geospatial data.
• Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization techniques in Unreal Engine.
• Experience with Houdini, including HDA development and procedural workflows.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine’s PCG systems and Blueprints.