Hidden Path is in development on a AAA, third-person, open-world fantasy RPG that will be taking place inside the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.
Open Positions:
Hidden Path’s Benefits:
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- Robust health insurance options
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Employee profit sharing
- Life insurance
- Vacation time plus paid holidays
- Unlimited sick leave
- Paid time off for professional conferences
- Volunteer PTO day
- Non-profit company matching
- No crunch policy
To apply, please email us at jobs@hiddenpath.com.
We thank you for your interest in employment with Hidden Path Entertainment.
Graphics Programmer
You will be responsible for developing visual effects technologies using Unreal Engine 4 for a AAA, third-person, open-world fantasy RPG that will take place inside the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. You will work closely with visual effects artists to help them achieve our visual targets for combat, magic, destruction, weather, and environmental effects. A good portion of your work will involve extending Unreal Engine 4’s Niagara VFX System, but you will also be using other parts of Unreal Engine 4, and custom made solutions are also possible. You will also document your systems so that others can use them and understand them. You will be responsible for profiling and optimizing visual effects during the project’s lifetime. This role reports to the studio’s Director of Technology.
Hidden Path is an inclusive, collaborative environment. You will be working with artists, designers, engineers, and other disciplines from all walks of life who have a variety of different perspectives. Being able to navigate and thrive in this kind of environment will be key to your success. This is a full-time remote position. Post COVID this position will convert to on-site in Bellevue, WA.
You should:
- Have 4+ years in the game industry
- Have experience working with the technologies for creating real time visual effects, such as particle systems and post process effects, using a professional game engine on at least one shipped title
- Have experience optimizing visual effects for performance
- Have strong knowledge of C++
- Have strong coding design skills
- Be self-motivated and self-directed
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have strongly cultivated soft skills
Nice to have:
- B.S. in computer science or computer engineering
- A good eye for what makes a good visual effect
- Strong knowledge of 3D mathematics and rendering pipelines
- Knowledge of current and past visual effects techniques
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4’s Niagara VFX System
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4 blueprints
- Solid debugging skills
- Experience working with a console
Lead Graphics Programmer
You will be responsible for leading a small team of graphics engineers for a AAA, third-person, open-world fantasy RPG that will take place inside the Dungeons & Dragons franchise using Unreal Engine 4. The graphics team is responsible for the technologies behind visual effects, lighting, and simulations, and for maintaining performance. You will be working closely with directors and leads to achieve the project’s graphics goals. As a lead, you will be responsible for day to day task management, task and feature estimations, contributing your advice on the architecture for new features, and code reviews for your team. You will also be responsible for leading the effort to profile and optimize the game to reach our target frame rates on multiple platforms and resolutions with assistance from your team. You will also document the features you create so that others can use them and understand them. This is both a lead and hands on position. This role reports to the studio’s Director of Technology.
Hidden Path is an inclusive, collaborative environment. You will be working with artists, designers, engineers, and other disciplines from all walks of life who have a variety of different perspectives. Being able to navigate and thrive in this kind of environment will be key to your success. This is a full-time remote position. Post COVID this position will convert to on-site in Bellevue, WA.
You should:
- Have 8+ years in the game industry
- Have shipped at least one game title
- Have experience leading a small team of engineers, including task management, prioritization of tasks and goals, architecture and API advice, and code reviews
- Have excellent knowledge on ways to profile and optimize code and content for the CPU and GPU in a multithreaded game engine
- Have strong knowledge of 3D mathematics and rendering pipelines
- Have excellent knowledge of C++
- Have excellent coding design skills
- Be self-motivated and self-directed
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Have strongly cultivated soft skills
Nice to have:
- B.S.in computer science or computer engineering
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4
- Solid debugging skills
- Experience working with a console
- An artistic eye for what makes good visuals
Senior Accountant (Part Time)
Hidden Path Entertainment seeks a Senior Accountant (part-time) to join our team. This position will report to the COO/CFO. The Senior Accountant will be involved with the entire financial function, including but not limited to review of transactions input by staff, preparation of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll, cash management, financial controls, the financial closing and financial reporting processes as well as preparation for outside audit and tax work.
Hidden Path is an inclusive, collaborative environment. You will be working with video game professionals from all walks of life who have a variety of different perspectives. Being able to navigate and thrive in this kind of environment will be key to your success. This part-time position is a new role in the organization and is anticipated to require approximately 100 hours per month. The Senior Accountant will work remotely initially, supported by Hidden Path. Post-COVID, this position will be hybrid on-site in Bellevue WA/work from home.
In this role, you will have these responsibilities:
- Preparation and review of financial statements, including monthly, quarterly and annual statements
- Process payroll and coordinate with HR director for new hire/termination processing
- Responsible for preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations and other duties as part of the monthly financial close
- Prepare/review account analysis as required including summarize and present findings
- Create and update internal controls related to the financial processes and continually evaluate and improve controls
- Provide support for independent audit and tax preparation, prepare and file monthly/quarterly state & local tax returns
- Assist in budget preparation
- Assist with quarterly board of directors reports
To be considered, you should have:
- 5+ years of progressive experience in financial and accounting roles, including closing process and financial statement preparation
- Understanding and proficiency with payroll processing
- Understanding and knowledge of internal control systems
- Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple functions
- Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and financial software
- Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance
Nice to have:
- Experience with Quickbooks
- CPA or equivalent financial designation
- Knowledge of/interest in video game industry
Senior UI Programmer
Hidden Path Entertainment is seeking a Senior UI Programmer for a AAA, third-person, open-world fantasy RPG that will take place in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.
As a Senior UI Programmer, you will be responsible for developing the framework for this RPG’s frontend and in-game screens. You will work closely with UI artists and designers in creating the game’s UI, and you will work with other engineers to help them develop UI features. The ideal candidate will be passionate about good UI/UX in games, and will have experience creating or working with UI frameworks.
This role reports to the studio’s Director of Technology.
Responsibilities:
- Own this RPG’s UI framework
- Work closely with UI artists and designers to realize the game’s UI
- Work with other engineers to help them implement UI features
- Document UI systems so that others can use them and understand them
- Write maintainable and performant code
- Assist with bug fixing and polish
Requirements:
- Passion for good UI/UX
- 6+ years in the game industry
- Contributed significantly to the UI/UX for a game title that shipped
- Excellent knowledge of C++
- Excellent coding design skills
- Solid debugging skills
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have:
- B.S. in computer science or computer engineering
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4, UMG, and Blueprints
- Experience working with PC and a console
Senior Gameplay Programmer
Hidden Path Entertainment is seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer for a AAA, third-person, open-world fantasy RPG that will take place in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.
As a Senior Gameplay Programmer, you will be responsible for both prototyping new gameplay features as well as working with other engineers to help develop the core systems for this exciting RPG. The ideal candidate will enjoy working closely with designers, and will also have a good design sense of their own. This role reports to the studio’s Director of Technology.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with designers to prototype and iterate on new gameplay features, bringing in other disciplines when needed
- Own the entirety of a feature, including the user interface
- Help design and implement the architecture for interconnected core gameplay systems
- Create tools and visualizers to help tune, maintain, and test newly created systems
- Document features so that others can use them and understand them
- Refactor prototype code into maintainable, performant code
- Assist with bug fixing and polish
Requirements:
- 6+ years in the game industry
- Shipped at least one game title
- Excellent knowledge of C++
- Excellent coding design skills
- Solid debugging skills
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Enjoy problem solving and iterating
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have:
- B.S. in computer science or computer engineering
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4 and blueprints
- Good working knowledge of linear algebra and algorithms
- Experience working with a console
- Experience working with Wwise
- Passion for RPGs and/or action games
Art Outsourcing Producer / 3D Art Integrator
Hidden Path Entertainment is seeking an experienced Art Outsource Producer / 3D Art Integrator who is comfortable working with Unreal Engine for a AAA, third- person, open-world fantasy RPG that will take place inside the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.
The Art Outsourcing Producer / 3D Environment Art Integrator is a role responsible for managing outsourcing statements of work, asset tracking, partner progress and tracking, and additionally bringing appropriate art outsourcing deliverables into the game engine environment.
This position integrates with creative product owners, business team members, and external partners developing art assets for the company. Responsibilities include scheduling, tracking development, and ensuring deliverables are met in a timely manner and at the specified quality. Additionally you would verify appropriate environmental 3d assets in engine such that they can be then utilized by the art team.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with partners and development team(s) to define and meet project deadlines.
- Works closely with internal and external teams to maintain quality and artistic consistency of outsourced art as established by project art direction.
- Facilitates or tracks timely feedback between the internal team and external partners to maintain schedule.
- Creates detailed documentation; organize reference art, asset examples, engine requirements and pipelines to provide partners clarity on their asset deliverables.
- Maintains correct naming conventions, source file organization and authoring practices.
- Creates and maintains project plans and schedules.
- Manages project resources and needs to meet production schedules and budgets.
- Establishes and facilitates a productive and communicative working environment
- Identifies and works with partners to resolve conflicts between schedule, budget and design goals.
- Recommends and implements new processes where efficiencies are needed to improve on-time or on-budget delivery.
- Facilitates effective and efficient meetings with clear goals and within set time constraints.
- Communicates/publishes meeting notes and results to interested parties in a timely manner.
Qualifications:
- Has had art outsourcing management, production, art integration or some equivalent responsibility set for multiple titles and/or multiple years, with good on-time and profitability history.
- Experience leading at least two art outsourcing efforts for successfully shipped titles with external art vendors
- Demonstrate an eye for composition, color, and form
- Have the ability to clearly communicate the artistic direction to outsource vendors
- Have excellent written and visual communication skills using outlook, word, excel and video conferencing
- Demonstrate experience in to integrating completed art assets into the Unreal Engine and assign correct materials and collision
- Have the skills to technically troubleshoot assets for quality and performance issues
- Good general comprehension of all aspects of multimedia / game production (graphics, design, programming, audio/video, QA, and localization).
- Excellent interpersonal skills including oral and written communication with ability to interface effectively with internal and external contributors.
- Ability to manage simultaneous projects on different platforms with short timelines.
- Have sound knowledge of software used for asset creation eg: Maya, Substance Painter/Designer, ZBrush, Unreal Engine
- Low drama personality with ability to achieve desired results with cordial interactions
Nice to have:
- Experience drafting new Statements of Work
- Have the skills to create 3D environment assets when outsourcing work is on hiatus
- Comprehensive knowledge of one or more game genres a plus – competitive products, demographics, market preferences and biases, etc..
- Knowledge of console hardware, operating systems, and standard APIs, including familiarity with development tools, and product submission procedures.
To apply, please email us at jobs@hiddenpath.com.
We thank you for your interest in employment with Hidden Path Entertainment.
Hidden Path’s Benefits:
-
- Robust health insurance options
- 401(k) with company contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Employee profit sharing
- Life insurance
- Vacation time plus paid holidays
- Unlimited sick leave
- Paid time off for professional conferences
- Volunteer PTO day
- Non-profit company matching
- No crunch policy
Internships
Regarding internships, we’re very sorry, but we’re too small a company for internship positions. Please contact us later in your career when you’re ready for high quality, self-directed, full time employment.