Intermediate Tools Engineer
UK Remote or West Midlands-based / Full-Time Contractor
Please note: We welcome applicants who prefer to work from home; however, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.
Role:
As an Intermediate Tools Engineer, you will develop and improve the technical tools, systems, and workflows that enable teams to create high-quality game content efficiently. You will work closely with artists, designers, and engineers to identify technical challenges, build practical solutions, and support the visual and technical development of projects.
Responsibilities:
- Tools and Workflow Development:
- Develop, maintain, and improve internal tools and technical systems that support content creation and development workflows.
- Work with project teams to identify inefficiencies and create solutions that improve usability, iteration speed, and production quality.
- Rendering and Visual Technology:
- Contribute to rendering research, optimisation, and implementation, helping projects achieve strong visual quality within performance targets.
- Support the development and customisation of shaders, materials, and compute-shader solutions where required.
- Technical Systems Design:
- Help design robust, scalable technical systems that meet project requirements and can be clearly understood by the wider team.
- Provide practical technical input during planning, prototyping, and feature development.
- Collaboration and Problem Solving:
- Partner with art, design, and engineering disciplines to diagnose technical issues and implement effective solutions.
- Communicate technical considerations clearly, helping non-technical stakeholders understand options, risks, and trade-offs.
Essential:
- Experience developing tools, pipelines, or technical systems for game development.
- Strong knowledge of rendering concepts, optimisation techniques, shaders, and compute shaders.
- Familiarity with Niagara customisation and technical approaches to visual-effects development.
- Ability to research, prototype, and evaluate technical solutions for production use.
- Strong systems-design thinking and a practical, detail-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
What We Offer:
Based just outside Birmingham, Flix is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development. We offer you to:
- Join a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio.
- Work on market-leading AAA titles and IP with globally reputable studio and publisher partners.
- Be part of a sustainably growing game developer studio as we consciously expand our team and projects on a case-by-case basis.
- Learn within an independent studio across a wide range of projects and opportunities both internal and external.
Application:
Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.
Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com
If you love making games and you would like to contribute to a team and project where your drive and skills will be welcomed and encouraged, then we would love to hear from you.
GDPR COMPLIANCE – When applying for this job you’re authorising Flix Interactive to store your application information and distribute it to the appropriate email inboxes of senior team members in order to review your role eligibility.
Your application will be stored on a private cloud based online system for processing. If you would like us to update, delete or refine your application please email info@flixinteractive.com. Your request will be appended within 30 days of receiving your email.
Please note – In compliance with GDPR law your data will be used for recruitment purposes only. We are unable to accept candidates requiring visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.
