Senior Technical Artist – Lighting Pipeline at Mob Entertainment
Company: Mob Entertainment
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full-Time / Remote
Salary: Competitive Salary
About the Company
Mob Entertainment is the indie studio behind the globally successful horror franchise Poppy Playtime. Known for building atmospheric and visually compelling horror experiences, the studio combines strong artistic direction with robust technical production pipelines to deliver immersive gameplay experiences enjoyed by millions worldwide.
Job Overview
Mob Entertainment is seeking a Senior Technical Artist – Lighting Pipeline to lead and optimize the Unreal Engine 5 lighting and bake pipeline for Poppy Playtime. This role bridges Environment Art and DevOps, focusing on developing automation tools, improving workflows, and ensuring high-quality lighting performance across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the UE5 lighting and bake pipeline from configuration through validation.
- Develop distributed bake workflows and lightmap UV tooling.
- Create and maintain Python and Unreal Editor tools that automate environment and lighting tasks.
- Integrate lighting workflows with Perforce and Jenkins infrastructure.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate validation and monitor pipeline telemetry.
- Diagnose and resolve bake failures, lighting artifacts, and performance regressions.
- Profile and optimize lighting performance across PC and console platforms.
- Use Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, and GPU profilers for debugging and optimization.
- Create technical documentation and troubleshooting guides for environment artists.
- Act as the primary escalation point for lighting and bake pipeline issues studio-wide.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in the games industry with at least two shipped titles.
- Strong experience in a Technical Artist role within game development.
- Deep knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 lighting and bake pipelines.
- Advanced Python scripting skills, including Unreal Python API experience.
- Experience profiling and optimizing graphics performance using Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, and GPU profilers.
- Experience working with Perforce stream workflows.
- Experience integrating Unreal Engine workflows with Jenkins or similar CI systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in remote production environments.
- Strong understanding of technical art pipelines and automation workflows.
Benefits
- Fully remote work environment.
- Opportunity to work on the globally recognized Poppy Playtime franchise.
- Collaborative indie studio culture with strong creative freedom.
- Career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding multimedia studio.
- Work on technically advanced atmospheric horror experiences.
How to Apply
Please send your application to the company through their official careers platform.
Required: Include your portfolio, technical art experience, and examples of Unreal Engine pipeline or automation work.