Senior VFX Artist / Technical Artist (Niagara)

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • Technical Art

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior VFX Artist / Technical Artist, you'll be responsible for creating stunning real-time visual effects using Niagara in Unreal Engine 5 for SolidRiver, a AAA survival city-builder. Responsibilities include developing and optimizing VFX pipelines, collaborating with engineers and designers, implementing procedural effects, optimizing performance for high-end PCs and next-gen consoles, prototyping new effects, enhancing shaders and materials, debugging performance issues, and staying updated on industry trends. You will work on environmental effects, combat, weather, water, and destruction effects, ensuring high-quality, realistic visuals that seamlessly integrate into the game world.
Must have:
  • 3+ years real-time VFX experience
  • Niagara & Unreal Engine 5 expertise
  • Shader, material, particle simulation skills
  • Procedural effects & physics simulations
  • Performance optimization techniques
Good to have:
  • Scripting (Blueprints, HLSL, Python)
  • Houdini, Substance Designer experience
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Work on a groundbreaking AAA game
  • Opportunity to innovate in AI-driven game dev
  • Growth with a rapidly expanding studio

Job Details

Why us?
welevel GmbH is an innovative game studio based in Munich, backed by top-tier investors. We are developing Solid River, the first AAA survival game with deep city-building mechanics in the late game, set in a medieval, procedurally generated world with AI-driven NPCs.

Here’s what makes us stand out:

  • Inspiring Work Environment: A central Munich location with a diverse, motivated, and international team that fosters creativity and collaboration.
  • Competitive Compensation: We believe in rewarding talent with attractive and fair packages.
  • Innovative Technology: Work with the latest tools and technologies to push boundaries and make the impossible possible.
Your Role

As a Senior VFX Artist / Tech Artist, you will be responsible for creating stunning, real-time visual effects using Niagara, optimizing performance, and working closely with engineers, artists, and designers to elevate the game’s immersion. You’ll help shape the VFX pipeline, ensuring high-quality effects that blend seamlessly into our procedurally generated, AI-driven world.

Responsibilities
  • Create high-quality real-time visual effects using Niagara for environmental effects, combat, weather, water, and destruction.
  • Develop and optimize VFX pipelines to ensure seamless integration with Unreal Engine 5.
  • Work closely with tech artists, engineers, and designers to push the boundaries of in-game visual fidelity.
  • Implement procedural and dynamic effects that interact with the game world (e.g., fire spreading, weather impact, terrain destruction).
  • Optimize effects for performance on high-end PCs and next-gen consoles (PS5/Xbox).
  • Prototype new effects and integrate them into the game with a focus on scalability and realism.
  • Enhance shaders, materials, and particle behaviors to elevate the game’s atmosphere.
  • Debug and troubleshoot VFX-related performance issues with profiling tools.
  • Stay up to date with latest industry trends and advancements in VFX and real-time rendering.
Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience in real-time VFX development for games.
  • Expertise in Niagara and Unreal Engine 5’s VFX pipeline.
  • Strong technical skills in shaders, materials, and particle simulation.
  • Experience with procedural effects and physics-based simulations.
  • Good understanding of performance optimization techniques for real-time effects.
  • Proficiency in scripting (Blueprints, HLSL, Python or similar) is a plus.
  • Experience with Houdini, Substance Designer, or other procedural tools is a plus.
  • Strong artistic sense with an eye for motion, timing, and composition.
  • Ability to work onsite in Munich, Germany.
What we offer
  • Work on a groundbreaking AAA survival city-building game.
  • Be part of a passionate and highly experienced team.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Opportunity to innovate in AI-driven game development.
  • A chance to grow with a rapidly expanding game studio backed by top industry veterans.

Are you ready to embark on an epic journey with welevel and make SolidRiver an unforgettable gaming experience? Don't hesitate!

Apply now and let your creativity flow like a mighty river!

About us
welevel is an innovative AAA game studio based in Munich, dedicated to creating groundbreaking gaming experiences. Our team of gaming enthusiasts is on a mission to redefine the industry with SolidRiver, an enthralling survival RPG fused with city-building excitement. Harnessing the raw power of Unreal Engine 5 and cutting-edge technology, we're crafting a mesmerizing, procedurally generated world that will leave players utterly captivated. Seize the excitement and join welevel in shaping the thrilling future of gaming!

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About The Company

We are enthusiasts of survival and city-builder games and our aim is to craft spectacular gaming experiences, designed by players, for players. We push the limits of Unrel Engine 5 to merge thrill, exploration, and impressive construction features.


Our focus is on developing strikingly realistic worlds through advanced procedural generation techniques, ensuring every game is a unique adventure.

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