Senior Technical Artist at Sharkmob in Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

Do you have that creative spark that allows you to create tools that save countless artists' lives (or maybe save them a few seconds every time they click that one button)? Then you might be the person we are looking for!

The role

In this role, you will work closely with artists, designers, programmers, and many other disciplines on our recently announced title Exoborne! We are looking for a hands-on candidate with extensive experience working in editor for prototyping, support, and performance. Someone who can build strong connections between teams and facilitate the world we are trying to build while providing good feedback to colleagues and mentoring other technical artists.

You will play a crucial role in focusing on the craft development aspect within the team, ensuring expertise and guidance in the specific craft area of technical art. This role reports to the Development Manager, who has the people management responsibility for the team.

Your essentials

Ability and willingness to mentor other technical artists
Experience in setting up processes for different kinds of code reviews
Competence in identifying and driving performance goals and optimizations for open-world development on consoles and PCs
Extensive production experience with Unreal Engine Experience with scripting or programming (Python, C++, blueprints)
Shipped at least one previous AAA title
Strong understanding of streaming systems and setups for open-world games
Strong problem-solving and prototyping abilities

What we offer

Competitive salaries aligned with industry and regional levels
30 days annual leave, in addition to all public holidays
Hybrid work-from-home policy
Bonus and profit sharing
Pension plans and insurance
Private Healthcare 5000 SEK yearly preventative healthcare allowance
1' wellness hour' to be used per week
VISA sponsorship and relocation assistance
Happy for you to have side projects outside of work

Who we are

Sharkmob was founded in 2017 and has offices in Malmö, Sweden, and London, UK. The studio develops AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power its ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

We are currently working on one major project: Exoborne – a Sharkmob original game created in Malmö, is a tactical, open-world extraction shooter set in a United States torn apart by apocalyptic forces of nature. Our first game Bloodhunt - a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, was released on 27 April 2022.

At Sharkmob, we are committed to building an inclusive team that represents diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skillsets – because we believe that helps us create great games. We welcome all candidates who are aligned with our core values of shared ownership, great games, and, last but not least – having fun! We hope you want to join us on our adventure and become a part of our crew. You can find more great perks of being a crew member. If you want to know more about Sharkmob and our projects, visit our homepage.

About The Company

Sharkmob

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Sharkmob is a game development company with studios located in Malmö, (Sweden) and London (UK).

Currently, we are working on two major projects: Exoborne – a Sharkmob original game created in Malmö, is a tactical, open-world extraction shooter set in a United States torn apart by apocalyptic forces of nature. The second project, developed in London, is another Sharkmob original IP yet to be announced. Our first game Bloodhunt - a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe, was released on 27 April 2022.

We are fortunate to work with things we are passionate about and we have the privilege of creating entertainment for others to enjoy. We believe that if we have fun making games, people will have fun playing them. Fun is also about daring to do mighty things that allow us to reach levels of achievement we otherwise can't. All things said we want a fun, professional experience & so we all must lead by example.

We want everyone to feel like they have a stake in the games we make. Our games are not the brainchild of a few people - we own them together. Everyone’s contributions, opinions, and feedback matter. For this to work everyone needs to respect the big picture and high-level goals of the project. Shared ownership is at the heart of the Sharkmob adventure.

We embrace a system of "disagree and commit". This means that we accept that we might not always get our way but we wholeheartedly support decisions we make as a team. Doing more with less and making an extra effort to find the optimal way forward is always valued. We rely on smart decisions to take us further than otherwise possible. Making games is kind of like rocket science; but harder!