Position Summary

Company Profile: (Light & Wonder (lnw.com))

Light & Wonder (erstwhile Scientific Games) creates technology-based products and content for land-based casino gaming, social and digital organizations worldwide. We are the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment.

Through our amazing game content, technology platforms and Systems applications, we delight our players with what they want, wherever and whenever - be it online, mobile, or at their favourite land-based casino. We are excited to go all in on creating great games and a seamless player experience across all platforms.

At Light & Wonder, all our team members are known as Creators. We empower our creators to innovate, create, and bring fun to the workspace. The core principles that unite our team, guide our actions, and drive our growth are

Dare to be bold - We always bring courage to work to reach for the unbelievable
Celebrate perspectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways
Never settle - We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail
Uphold integrity - We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry
Win as a team - We bring out the best in each other to share collective success

We have 5000 creators working across in various regions globally. In India, we are a team of 1400 plus creators sharing the passion to excite our players and customers by creating the world's best game experiences. We strive to walk the walk and show that we are inspiring wonder and building magical worlds with endless possibilities.

Light & Wonder is committed to offer very competitive benefits that are aligned with our values and inspires employees to drive innovation and contribute to the organization's performance. Employees are the most valued resources, and we always look to improve their well-being with a wide range of benefits befitting every individual. Not limited to monetary benefits, we have robust learning and development opportunities that help them to grow professionally.

If you are looking to work with teams that build cutting-edge technology, products, and content, we have multiple opportunities for you to pursue Software QA and Development roles in Chennai/Bangalore locations.

Please carry an Original ID proof (PAN Card or Driving License or Any govt ID proof ), else the ITPL authorities would not let you inside the campus.

At Light and Wonder, we advocate and promote a safe working environment. We remind you to wear a face mask in public and at the workplace.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Job Summary: The Technical Artist serves as a translator between art and engineering, working closely with the game studio artists and engineers to ensure that the player-facing vision for the game is achieved. Other duties include managing and improving the content creation pipeline, coaching game artists on asset implementation, and staying current on game industry tools and processes.

Responsibilities:

Implement art assets in Unity (Particle effects, Shader effects, Animations)
Integrating art into unity and connecting with gameplay code.
Identify and solve technical issues related to the art pipeline.
Provide artists with technical feedback to ensure the creation of optimized assets.
Document and evangelize best practices.
Suggest (or create) tools and scripts to optimize Unity workflow.
Maintain the game stability by optimizing the memory and performance.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Art, Related Field, or Equivalent Experience.

Required Experience:

2 to 6 years game development studio experience.
Working knowledge of 2D and 3D graphics (After Effects and 3DsMax, or equivalent).
Working knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or equivalent game engine.
Familiar with versioning software i.e. Perforce (Preferred), CVS, Alien Brain or similar.
Knowledge of creating animations.
Familiar with particle systems (Unity or equivalent).
Exposure to scripting languages such as C#, JS, MEL, or Python.
Exposure to unity shaders and procedural art
Performance and memory profiling and optimization skills

Qualifications:

Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working under tight deadlines.
Self-motivated and able to work on multiple projects with minimal direction.
Experience playing video games, slot games.