Spine Tech Artist

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Spine Tech Artist, you will be a key link between art and technology, ensuring animations look great and perform flawlessly across platforms. You will analyze and resolve animation issues, optimize Spine assets for efficiency, update and adapt animations, build Spine templates, and maintain best practices. This role requires a strong technical mindset and understanding of animation-engine workflows. The ideal candidate will be comfortable navigating both creative and technical tasks, from syncing audio with gameplay to integrating new VFX layers. The role offers an opportunity to work with a talented team and a supportive culture.
Must have:
  • Solid experience with Spine2D, including skins, events, constraints, and animation integration into game engines
  • Strong technical mindset to spot issues in asset structure, naming conventions, or export artifacts
  • Confident in asset optimization from mesh vertex count reduction to texture atlas scaling
  • Clear understanding of animation-engine workflows
  • Comfortable navigating both creative and technical animation tasks
  • Committed to clean, maintainable Spine project structure and upholding naming/documentation standards
Good to have:
  • Experience with UI and character animation — from button highlights to full slot mechanics — is a major plus!
Perks:
  • Talented team and supportive culture
  • Budgets for personal growth, wellness, and professional development
  • Development days and free English classes
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and flexible work options

Job Details

♦️ RubyPlay is a place where passion meets competence. Since 2017, we’ve made more than 200 innovative games and built more than 100 strong partnerships globally!

Proud to be:
🏆 The Winner at BFTH Arena Awards — Best Online Casino Game
🎰 Shortlisted for SBC Awards 2024 — Casino/Slots Developer of the Year
🌍 A strong player on 10+ markets globally
👨🏻‍💻 Beloved workplace for hundreds of specialists from 34 countries

We are now growing our team and looking for driven professionals ready to build their careers in a strong, international studio with a product that’s making waves worldwide.

🎨 As a Spine Tech Artist, you’ll become a key link between art and tech — ensuring our animations not only look great but perform flawlessly across platforms.

📈 Here’s How You’ll Make an Impact:

  • Analyse and resolve animation issues — incorrect names, broken textures, misaligned layers — before they become problems
  • Optimise Spine assets for efficiency without sacrificing quality, developing shared solutions for common elements
  • Update and adapt animations to new visual or technical needs while preserving original flow and gameplay integrity
  • Build Spine templates for smooth project onboarding and future reuse
  • Maintain and enforce best practices: clean naming, logical layering, effective documentation

💪 What Makes You A Strong Candidate:

  • Solid experience with Spine2D, including skins, events, constraints, and animation integration into game engines (preferably PixiJS)
  • Strong technical mindset — able to spot issues in asset structure, naming conventions, or export artifacts before they hit production
  • Confident in asset optimisation: from mesh vertex count reduction to texture atlas scaling for peak mobile performance
  • Clear understanding of animation-engine workflows (JSON, atlases, masking logic)
  • Comfortable navigating both creative and technical animation tasks — from syncing audio with gameplay to integrating new VFX layers
  • Committed to clean, maintainable Spine project structure and upholding naming/documentation standards
  • Experience with UI and character animation — from button highlights to full slot mechanics — is a major plus!

❤️ Why You’ll Love It Here:

  • Talented team and supportive culture
  • Budgets for personal growth, wellness, and professional development
  • Development days and free English classes
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and flexible work options

✨ With our 4-step hiring process we’re ready to make your candidate experience smooth and friendly, so don’t hesitate to send your CV or give us a chat!


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