Senior Tools Programmer - Texture Painting

Job Description

PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE
What We Do
Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do
We are looking for a Senior Tools Programmer to extend the Unreal Editor with 2D and 3D texture painting capabilities. This role is critical in completing our in-editor asset creation pipeline, supporting both traditional and AI-driven content generation workflows. You will directly impact artist productivity by developing user-facing tools for one of the leading game engines used by developers worldwide.
In this role, you will
• Develop a 2D brush-based painting tool for creating and editing images
• Develop texture painting workflows for 3D meshes directly in the viewport
• Provide generic capabilities for other editor tools to integrate 2D/3D painting
• Maintain and extend our StylusInput plugin for interfacing with drawing tablets
• Support our existing procedural texturing capabilities
• Work independently to make and own implementation decisions
• Contribute to major initiatives that require painting workflows, e.g. terrain editing
What we're looking for
• Excellent C++ skills
• Significant experience developing 2D and/or 3D painting tools
• Passionate about advancing painting tools and workflows
• Experience developing in a large codebase
• Experience designing and implementing tools from the ground up
• Self-motivated and effective in working independently as part of a distributed team
• Candidates with strong leadership skills may be considered for an immediate or near-term team lead role

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-k22bjq-216-73-216-175-42 in your application.