Artiste Technique Senior.e – Dead by Daylight
About the role
The role
Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight . Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law. Join Behaviour Interactive and play a key role in shaping the future of Dead by Daylight, our online multiplayer horror experience enjoyed by millions of players worldwide.
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Artist with deep Unreal Engine expertise to push the boundaries of creativity and technology. You will have the opportunity to utilize your expertise to automate tasks, enhance processes, and develop cutting-edge solutions and tools.
In this role you will :
- Acts as a resource person for the team members to determine the technical impact of the artistic vision.
- Simplifies production by finding ways to automate tasks and improve processes.
- Develops best practices, solutions and tools in order to solve problems.
- Promotes the reuse of assets, know-how and tools across multiple projects.
- Ensures that the team has the technical expertise to do the work required in the project.
- Seeks to constantly push the limits of technology.
- Establishes strong communication between the creative and technical teams.
- Finds innovative solutions and demonstrates expertise in the field of technical optimization to produce the best visual results possible within the limits of technology equipment.
- Strong comprehension of the rendering pipeline in order to gauge the impact on performance.
What we're looking for :
- 6+ years as a Technical Artist in the gaming industry, with at least one AAA title shipped.
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine.
- Strong understanding of 3D modeling, textures, frames, animation, lighting, special effects, and scripts.
- Expertise in optimizing game assets and improving art pipelines and visual quality.
- Knowledge of procedural systems and dynamic lighting challenges.
- Technical knowledge of real-time 3D graphics and digital content creation pipelines.
- Solid grasp of rendering hardware on multiple platforms, specifically PC and consoles.
- Understanding rendering hardware on multiple platforms, specifically PC and current generation consoles.
- Fluent in English.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Houdini.
- Experience with tooling development
- Experience in Unreal Shader development
Ready to embark on an exhilarating journey with us? Apply now to join the Dead by Daylight team.
About Behaviour Interactive
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s foremost providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take-Two, among many others. Over 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places To Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), and the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and Behaviour UK – South) and in Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam). For more information, visit www.bhvr.com.
Artiste Technique Senior.e – Dead by Daylight
About the role
The role
Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight . Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law. Join Behaviour Interactive and play a key role in shaping the future of Dead by Daylight, our online multiplayer horror experience enjoyed by millions of players worldwide.
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Artist with deep Unreal Engine expertise to push the boundaries of creativity and technology. You will have the opportunity to utilize your expertise to automate tasks, enhance processes, and develop cutting-edge solutions and tools.
In this role you will :
- Acts as a resource person for the team members to determine the technical impact of the artistic vision.
- Simplifies production by finding ways to automate tasks and improve processes.
- Develops best practices, solutions and tools in order to solve problems.
- Promotes the reuse of assets, know-how and tools across multiple projects.
- Ensures that the team has the technical expertise to do the work required in the project.
- Seeks to constantly push the limits of technology.
- Establishes strong communication between the creative and technical teams.
- Finds innovative solutions and demonstrates expertise in the field of technical optimization to produce the best visual results possible within the limits of technology equipment.
- Strong comprehension of the rendering pipeline in order to gauge the impact on performance.
What we're looking for :
- 6+ years as a Technical Artist in the gaming industry, with at least one AAA title shipped.
- Proficiency with Unreal Engine.
- Strong understanding of 3D modeling, textures, frames, animation, lighting, special effects, and scripts.
- Expertise in optimizing game assets and improving art pipelines and visual quality.
- Knowledge of procedural systems and dynamic lighting challenges.
- Technical knowledge of real-time 3D graphics and digital content creation pipelines.
- Solid grasp of rendering hardware on multiple platforms, specifically PC and consoles.
- Understanding rendering hardware on multiple platforms, specifically PC and current generation consoles.
- Fluent in English.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Houdini.
- Experience with tooling development
- Experience in Unreal Shader development
Ready to embark on an exhilarating journey with us? Apply now to join the Dead by Daylight team.
About Behaviour Interactive
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s foremost providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take-Two, among many others. Over 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places To Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), and the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and Behaviour UK – South) and in Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam). For more information, visit www.bhvr.com.