About Umami Games

Umami Games makes hyper-casual mobile games for worldwide audiences and was founded in 2019. In 2021, we published our first game globally and got +1 million downloads within the first week of launch. Our game reached top chart #1 in the USA, UK, Canada, New Zealand, France and 5 more countries.

Our vision is making highly entertaining mobile games and publishing them to reach a broader audience. Our development cycles are extremely short. We focus on producing test-ready prototypes within a few days/weeks.

About the team

You will be part of a small and high-performing team that creates games from scratch. You will be involved in the entirety of the production cycle, from development, to design and release.

We are looking for a technical artist who will be able to code and iterate on new game ideas quickly.

Responsibilities:

Help in the development of the game with VFX creation, shaders development, rendering and lighting

What we’re looking for:

• 2 years of applicable professional experience as a technical artist on Unity projects.

• Strong knowledge of the current 3D graphics techniques.

• Comprehensive understanding of technical considerations for VFX including experience

  with VFX related software such as Blender, Max, Maya etc.

• Ability to demonstrate creativity and technical innovation

• Experience in creating 3D or character animation

• Experience in scripting and programming languages (C#, etc.)

• High level of self-motivation

• A passion of game mechanics and special attention to details

• A humble yet ultra-ambitious individual

Nice to Have:

• Experience with photoshop

• Ability to work data-driven

• Experience creating 3D models

• A strong art (especially 3D) portfolio

What We Offer:

• Office in city center

• 37/hour work week

• Nordic work life balance

• Friday bar and occasionally Tuesday Champagne

• Great development opportunities in a growing game studio

• In charge of multiple games in a data-driven environment

Recruitment process

• Screen Interview

• Test case

• Tech and cultural fit interview