Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that creates influential AAA video game experiences across all major platforms. The studio has three locations around the world: Brighton (UK), Brno & Prague (Czech Republic), working collaboratively as one team. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Our focus is on making the highest quality games with sustainable, healthy development plans; to tell stories that engage players through worlds and experiences that keep them hooked from start to finish.

We strive to be a studio where our team members know they can make a difference and grow professionally alongside creating games they are proud of.

What We Need 

Hangar 13 is in search of an experienced and highly skilled AI Designer who has a passion for creating engaging AI Systems and Behaviours that provide great gameplay and help sell the fantasy of the game. You enjoy analyzing AI and Player behaviours and want to create novel gameplay experiences.

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Own the feature development, design, and implementation of complex AI behaviors and systems for both combat and non-combat NPCs, from prototype through shipping
• Design and implement new character archetypes and their associated abilities and logic, ensuring they fit the game's vision and offer novel gameplay experiences
• Drive cross-discipline collaboration within feature pods (Engineering, Animation, Gameplay) to implement, tune, and balance AI systems and player encounters
• Ensure player clarity by designing behaviors that clearly communicate AI intention, enabling players to understand and plan their actions accordingly
• Analyze, validate, and incorporate feedback from team members and external user testing to continuously refine the AI experience.
• Develop and evangelize best practices for AI content creation and system utilization across the entire design team
• Author and maintain high-quality design documentation for owned features and core AI systems.

What We’re Looking For: 

• Passion for creating complex, balanced AI systems and linking those to desired player experiences
• Keeps up to date with current industry trends, features and techniques related to the execution of engaging AIs
• Experience with advanced AI systems (e.g., Behavior Trees, State Trees) in a live environment
• Proven track record designing and shipping complex, engaging combat and non-combat NPC behaviors
• Strong cross-disciplinary collaboration skills, with a history of driving consensus to achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Experience working with Unreal Engine
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles in an AI Design role or similar

You Might Also Have:

• A solid understanding of game design principles and how AI, tactical space, and player verbs combine to create unique moments
• Creative problem-solving skills, able to consider both the details and the bigger picture
• Ability to drive prioritization and scheduling of work for owned feature(s)
• Can independently understand and solve technical challenges related your features

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

Who We Are

Home to the award-winning Mafia franchise, our team are united by passion for rich narrative storytelling, cinematic presentation and AAA craft.

We're looking for creative minds and driven professionals who share our love of story, style, and adventure. If you're ready to help shape the next generation of narrative driven games, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary

The Lead Producer owns a major project pillar such as Gameplay, World, Narrative, Tech, or Co-Development. They are accountable for planning, processes, staffing, risks, and delivery across the entire pillar. Lead Producers partner closely with Directors to translate creative and technical goals into executable development plans, while managing Senior Producers and serving as core members of the project's leadership team.

Duties and Responsibilities

Pillar Ownership & Strategy

• Own the full planning and execution strategy for a major project pillar.
• Define pillar workflows, milestones, delivery structures, and quality expectations.
• Align pillar priorities with Directors, the Production Director, and the Executive Producer.
• Build and maintain multi-milestone plans, capacity forecasts, and long-range schedules.

Cross-Discipline & Cross-Domain Leadership

• Lead Senior Producers and Producers across multiple domains within the pillar.
• Ensure alignment across Design, Engineering, Art, QA, Narrative, and other disciplines.
• Manage cross-domain dependencies and resolve high-impact risks.
• Drive decision-making around scope, trade-offs, and delivery approach.

Co-Development Leadership

• Set clear expectations, workflows, and integration points for co-development partners.
• Ensure external partners follow H13 task standards, documentation expectations, and communication norms.
• Manage cross-studio reviews, dependencies, and integration planning.

Product & Player Understanding

• Ensure pillar work aligns with overall product vision and player experience goals.
• Partner with Directors to evaluate design decisions, quality targets, and player impacts.
• Advocate for the player in planning, prioritisation, and trade-off discussions.

Communication & Reporting

• Provide structured reporting to project leadership, the Production Director, and the EP.
• Represent the pillar in milestone reviews, project check-ins, and studio presentations.
• Maintain transparency and accuracy across Slack, Confluence, Jira / Flow, and planning tools. 

Leadership, Team Health & Mentoring

• Mentor & Manage Senior Producers and support their development into future Leads.
• Encourage healthy, sustainable workflows across pillar teams.
• Support staffing decisions and hiring for the pillar.
• Promote a culture of clarity, accountability, and collaboration.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Significant experience leading large discipline-led teams or multi-domain feature teams as Senior Producer. 
• Strong strategic planning and risk management capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams toward milestone delivery.
• Clear communication and influence with Directors, project leadership, and external partners.
• Strong understanding of player needs and system integration across the game.

Highly Desirable

• Experience delivering large-scale AAA systems or features.
• Familiarity with distributed teams and multi-studio development pipelines.
• Expertise in production process design and methodology.
• Experience managing Senior Producers and mentoring production talent.

What Success Looks Like

• The pillar delivers predictably and consistently across all milestones.
• Teams maintain clarity, focus, and strong cross-discipline communication.
• Senior Producers perform effectively under Lead Producer guidance.
• Risks and dependencies are resolved proactively at the pillar level.
• Leadership trusts the Lead Producer to represent the pillar independently.
• Demonstrates readiness for Production Director responsibilities.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-JF1

Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Artist to lead the design and development of scalable content pipelines and production tools for our projects. In this role, you will define workflows, create tools to streamline production, and act as the bridge between artists, engineers, and design teams.

Your leadership will ensure that art teams can produce high-quality, performant assets efficiently, while maintaining flexibility for rapid iteration. You’ll guide a team of technical artists, support cross-discipline collaboration, and set the standards for how content is created, managed, and deployed across multiple projects.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. 

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Architect and maintain scalable pipelines for all content disciplines — including environments, characters, animation, vehicles, materials, VFX, and cinematics.
• Design and implement custom tools, scripts, and workflows to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and standardize asset integration.
• Partner with engineering to extend UE5’s editor functionality and improve asset processing.
• Work with content creators to ensure pipelines are user-friendly, scalable, and optimized for production needs.
• Establish best practices for asset versioning, content validation, and automated build processes.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire your team, setting quality and productivity benchmarks. Conduct regular reviews, provide feedback, and support professional growth within the team.
• Coordinate with production to manage priorities, schedules, and resourcing for development.
• Collaborate & support outsourcing partners by defining pipeline requirements and ensuring seamless integration of external content.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Extensive  experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Technical Artist with pipeline and tools focus.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5’s editor, content pipeline, Blueprints, and asset workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, C++, C# or similar), with a focus on framework design & implementation.
• Strong understanding of version control (Perforce) and build/automation systems (Jenkins, Unreal Build Tools, CI/CD pipelines).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with automated content validation and performance profiling tools.
• Familiarity with large-scale open-world production pipelines in UE5 (World Partition, data layers, HLODs).
• Experience integrating procedural workflows (Houdini, Substance Designer) into pipelines.
• Knowledge of shader/material pipeline integration and optimization.
• Background in outsourcing/vendor management and pipeline support across distributed teams.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

#LI-Hybrid

##LI-MW1

Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Artist to lead the design and development of scalable content pipelines and production tools for our projects. In this role, you will define workflows, create tools to streamline production, and act as the bridge between artists, engineers, and design teams.

Your leadership will ensure that art teams can produce high-quality, performant assets efficiently, while maintaining flexibility for rapid iteration. You’ll guide a team of technical artists, support cross-discipline collaboration, and set the standards for how content is created, managed, and deployed across multiple projects.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. 

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Architect and maintain scalable pipelines for all content disciplines — including environments, characters, animation, vehicles, materials, VFX, and cinematics.
• Design and implement custom tools, scripts, and workflows to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and standardize asset integration.
• Partner with engineering to extend UE5’s editor functionality and improve asset processing.
• Work with content creators to ensure pipelines are user-friendly, scalable, and optimized for production needs.
• Establish best practices for asset versioning, content validation, and automated build processes.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire your team, setting quality and productivity benchmarks. Conduct regular reviews, provide feedback, and support professional growth within the team.
• Coordinate with production to manage priorities, schedules, and resourcing for development.
• Collaborate & support outsourcing partners by defining pipeline requirements and ensuring seamless integration of external content.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Extensive  experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Technical Artist with pipeline and tools focus.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5’s editor, content pipeline, Blueprints, and asset workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, C++, C# or similar), with a focus on framework design & implementation.
• Strong understanding of version control (Perforce) and build/automation systems (Jenkins, Unreal Build Tools, CI/CD pipelines).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with automated content validation and performance profiling tools.
• Familiarity with large-scale open-world production pipelines in UE5 (World Partition, data layers, HLODs).
• Experience integrating procedural workflows (Houdini, Substance Designer) into pipelines.
• Knowledge of shader/material pipeline integration and optimization.
• Background in outsourcing/vendor management and pipeline support across distributed teams.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

#LI-Hybrid

##LI-MW1

Who We Are

Home to the award winning Mafia franchise, our team are united by passion for rich narrative storytelling, cinematic presentation and AAA craft. We're looking for creative minds and driven professionals who share our love of story, style, and adventure. If you're ready to help shape the next generation of narrative driven games, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary 

• We are looking for a Lead Lighting Artist to help shape and deliver world-class real-time lighting across gameplay, cinematics, and key marketing assets. 
• This role sits at the intersection of creativity and technical expertise, using Unreal Engine 5 to create lighting that enhances atmosphere, storytelling, and player experience while meeting performance goals.
• Reporting to the Art Director, the Lead Lighting Artist will work closely with Engineering, and the other Art Disciplines, playing a key role in defining lighting solutions that are both visually ambitious and technically robust.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Drive Lighting Quality & Vision

  • Help define and execute the lighting vision in alignment with the game’s art direction.
  • Set and maintain lighting standards and best practices to ensure a consistent, high-quality visual bar.
  • Create lighting that supports mood, composition, readability, and emotional impact across a wide range of content.
  
  

  Gameplay, Cinematic & Marketing Lighting

  
  
  • Lead lighting for real-time gameplay and in-engine cinematics, ensuring a cohesive visual experience.
  • Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team on the creation of high-end marketing and promotional assets, contributing ideas and helping deliver polished, visually striking results.
  • Adapt lighting solutions to work effectively across gameplay and cinematics.
  
  

  Unreal Engine 5 Leadership

  
  
  • Act as a go-to expert for UE5 lighting, with hands-on experience using systems such as Lumen, Virtual Shadow Maps, exposure, and post-processing.
  • Use UE5’s lighting capabilities to push visual quality while maintaining performance and stability.
  • Partner with Technical Art and Engineering to explore new features and improve lighting workflows.
  
  

  Technical Collaboration & Performance

  
  
  • Build strong working relationships with Engineering teams to develop and refine lighting solutions.
  • Take ownership of lighting performance, identifying potential issues early and helping guide effective solutions.
  • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of lighting pipelines, tools, and debugging processes.
  
  

  Lead, Support & Mentor

  • Provide clear artistic and technical guidance to lighting artists through reviews, feedback, and hands-on support.
  • Help plan and scope lighting work, identify dependencies, and support the team in hitting quality and production goals.
  • Be an active advocate for lighting quality and consistency throughout development.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Lighting & Unreal Engine Expertise

  • A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality real-time lighting in Unreal Engine, including gameplay, cinematics, and marketing assets.
  • Experience in a Lead Lighting Artist role on shipped titles.
  • Deep hands-on experience lighting complex scenes using UE5.
    
    

  Creative & Technical Balance

  • Excellent understanding of lighting fundamentals such as color, contrast, exposure, composition, and mood.
  • Strong technical awareness of real-time rendering constraints, profiling, and optimization.
  • Strong understanding of grading and colour pipelines, from content creation through in-engine rendering and final output.
    
    

  UE5 Savvy

  • Deep, practical knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 lighting systems and workflows.
    Comfortable working closely with engineers to balance artistic goals with technical realities.
    
    

  HDR Sky Capture & Real-World Reference

  • Previous experience capturing, processing, and implementing HDR skies / sky domes.
  • A solid understanding of physically based lighting and real-world lighting reference.
    
    

  Collaboration & Communication

  • Clear communicator who can explain lighting intent to both artistic and technical audiences.
  • Enjoys collaborating, sharing ideas, and helping elevate the work of the team.

Highly Desirable 

• Experience contributing to high-quality in-engine marketing or promotional assets.
• Familiarity with custom or advanced rendering pipelines in Unreal Engine.
• A strong eye for cinematic lighting, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Photography and studio lighting skills

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-JF1

Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Shader / Material Artist with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5. In this leadership role, you will define the standards for material workflows, drive innovation in look development, and collaborate with artists, technical teams, and engineering to achieve world-class visuals while maintaining optimal performance.

This position demands both artistic sensibility and strong technical problem-solving, with mastery of UE5’s material editor, shader graph, Lumen, Nanite, and advanced rendering features.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. 

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Define and drive the visual and technical quality bar for all shaders and materials in the project.
• Establish a shader and material pipeline optimized for both high visual fidelity and real-time performance across platforms.
• Lead R&D into UE5’s advanced rendering features (Lumen, Nanite, virtual texturing, runtime virtual shadows, etc.) to enhance the project’s material systems.
• Partner with the Art Director to ensure materials support the game’s overall art direction and style.
• Create and maintain a library of modular, reusable, and performant shaders and materials.
• Develop complex materials for characters, environments, weapons, FX integration, and cinematics, working closely with these disciplines to ensure seamless integration across the project.
• Work with lighting and rendering teams to achieve physically accurate, believable surfaces under dynamic lighting conditions.
• Optimize materials for memory, draw calls, and runtime performance across platforms.
• Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of shader/material artists and technical artists.
• Review work, provide feedback, and set standards for quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with external partners or outsourcing vendors to ensure materials meet AAA expectations.
  
  
  

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Shader/Material Artist on a large-scale project.
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 material editor, shader graph, and rendering pipeline.
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, physically-based shading models, and material authoring.
• Hands-on experience with Lumen, Nanite, and virtual texturing in UE5.
• Ability to balance high visual fidelity with performance optimization.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with procedural material workflows (e.g., Substance Designer, Houdini).
• Knowledge of HLSL or shader programming for advanced customization.
• Familiarity with real-time ray tracing and cinematic rendering in UE5.
• Experience with material systems for multiplayer and large open worlds.
• Passion for experimenting with new rendering techniques and staying ahead of industry trends.
  
  

  Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

  As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

  SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

  Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

  If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

  #LI-Hybrid

  ##LI-MW1

.

Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Shader / Material Artist with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5. In this leadership role, you will define the standards for material workflows, drive innovation in look development, and collaborate with artists, technical teams, and engineering to achieve world-class visuals while maintaining optimal performance.

This position demands both artistic sensibility and strong technical problem-solving, with mastery of UE5’s material editor, shader graph, Lumen, Nanite, and advanced rendering features.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals. 

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Define and drive the visual and technical quality bar for all shaders and materials in the project.
• Establish a shader and material pipeline optimized for both high visual fidelity and real-time performance across platforms.
• Lead R&D into UE5’s advanced rendering features (Lumen, Nanite, virtual texturing, runtime virtual shadows, etc.) to enhance the project’s material systems.
• Partner with the Art Director to ensure materials support the game’s overall art direction and style.
• Create and maintain a library of modular, reusable, and performant shaders and materials.
• Develop complex materials for characters, environments, weapons, FX integration, and cinematics, working closely with these disciplines to ensure seamless integration across the project.
• Work with lighting and rendering teams to achieve physically accurate, believable surfaces under dynamic lighting conditions.
• Optimize materials for memory, draw calls, and runtime performance across platforms.
• Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of shader/material artists and technical artists.
• Review work, provide feedback, and set standards for quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with external partners or outsourcing vendors to ensure materials meet AAA expectations.
  
  
  

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Shader/Material Artist on a large-scale project.
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 material editor, shader graph, and rendering pipeline.
• Strong understanding of PBR workflows, physically-based shading models, and material authoring.
• Hands-on experience with Lumen, Nanite, and virtual texturing in UE5.
• Ability to balance high visual fidelity with performance optimization.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-discipline collaboration skills.

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with procedural material workflows (e.g., Substance Designer, Houdini).
• Knowledge of HLSL or shader programming for advanced customization.
• Familiarity with real-time ray tracing and cinematic rendering in UE5.
• Experience with material systems for multiplayer and large open worlds.
• Passion for experimenting with new rendering techniques and staying ahead of industry trends.
  
  

  Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

  As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

  SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

  Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

  If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

  #LI-Hybrid

  ##LI-MW1

.

Who We Are

Home to the award winning Mafia franchise, our team are united by passion for rich narrative storytelling, cinematic presentation and AAA craft. We're looking for creative minds and driven professionals who share our love of story, style, and adventure. If you're ready to help shape the next generation of narrative driven games, we'd love to hear from you.

Job Summary 

As a Senior Gameplay & Animation Engineer you will set a  high bar for code quality and a passion for gameplay and animation. In this role, you will own and continue the development of our key gameplay and animation systems, you will extend and maintain the code of our technology, tools, and pipelines, working closely with the animators, character artists, designers, and programmers to help develop spectacular gameplay features for our games.

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Work within Unreal Engine 5 adapting existing systems and building new technology to fulfil the project’s technical needs and creativity.
• Prototyping and coding gameplay and animation features
• Work closely and constructively with design, animation, and engineering teams to realise creative ambitions
•  Support planning efforts by estimating and dependency checking gameplay feature development
•  Identify technical and developmental risks/obstacles and generate solutions to overcome identified risks
• Research coding techniques and algorithms in order to keep current on technological developments and advancements in the game industry.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Demonstrable programming experience in a creative environment
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles, ideally using Unreal Engine
• Advanced proficiency in C++, linear algebra, 3D Maths and strong familiarity with Object-Oriented (OO) design principles
• Experience with GAS - the Unreal Gameplay Ability System
• Unreal Engine, Blueprints and Unreal Animation Principles 
• Dedication to code quality and documentation, and ability to learn and master new technologies and code
• Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines
• Effective communicator and collaborator with multi-disciplinary team members

Highly Desirable 

• Hands-on experience developing for Unreal Engine and Xbox Series X/S and PS5
• Experience with player controlled characters, Unreal enhanced inputs, cameras and camera systems
• Implementation experience in one or more of the following areas, Inverse Kinematics techniques, Ragdoll and physics-based character animation, Procedural animation techniques, Keyframe animation and forward kinematics, Machine learning driven animation techniques

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary 

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead VFX Artist with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5. You will define the artistic and technical standards for VFX, guide a team of artists, and collaborate closely with design, cinematic, and engineering departments to deliver effects that are visually spectacular, performant, and seamlessly integrated into gameplay.

This is a leadership role at the intersection of creativity and technology, requiring strong direction, hands-on execution, and mastery of UE5’s Niagara, Lumen, Nanite, and material systems.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals.

Please note we do require someone to be based from one of our Studios at least 3 days a week. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

• Push the visual fidelity of VFX using UE5’s latest features (Niagara, Lumen, Nanite) while balancing performance requirements.
• Drive innovation in real-time effects, cinematic presentation, and player feedback.
• Collaborate with technical artists and engineers to expand UE5’s VFX toolset and pipeline for AAA production.
• Set and maintain performance budgets for VFX across platforms (PC, console, next-gen hardware).
• Manage and mentor a team of VFX artists, providing clear direction, feedback, and professional development.
• Define workflows and pipelines for UE5 VFX production, ensuring efficiency and scalability across large teams.
• Partner with design teams to ensure VFX enhance gameplay readability, feedback, and immersion.
  Work with cinematics, animation, and lighting teams to integrate VFX into cutscenes and storytelling sequences.
• Act as the primary Unreal Engine VFX expert, supporting cross-team problem solving and technical guidance.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Minimum 7+ years of VFX experience in the games industry, including at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Expert-level proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, including Niagara, materials, shaders, Lumen, and optimization workflows.
• Strong portfolio showcasing high-fidelity, real-time UE5 VFX.
• Solid understanding of real-time rendering, particle systems, physics, and performance constraints.
• Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring a VFX team.
• Excellent cross-discipline collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Highly Desirable 

• Experience with procedural tools (Houdini, EmberGen) integrated into UE5 pipelines.
• Familiarity with cinematic or pre-rendered VFX via Unreal Sequencer.
• Experience managing outsourcing or external vendors.
• Understanding of multiplayer or networked gameplay VFX challenges.
• Passion for staying at the forefront of real-time VFX and Unreal Engine innovation.

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

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Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that creates influential AAA video game experiences across all major platforms. The studio has three locations around the world: Brighton (UK), Brno & Prague (Czech Republic), working collaboratively as one team. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Our focus is on making the highest quality games with sustainable, healthy development plans; to tell stories that engage players through worlds and experiences that keep them hooked from start to finish.

We strive to be a studio where our team members know they can make a difference and grow professionally alongside creating games they are proud of.

What We Need

Hangar 13 is in search of an experienced and highly skilled Gameplay Designer who has a passion for creating compelling gameplay features and mechanics. You will take ownership of large portions of the player character, driving core combat and moment-to-moment gameplay from initial ideation to final implementation. Working closely in cross-discipline pods, you will ensure these features are fun, balanced, and seamlessly integrated into the overall player experience.

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Owning player character systems, mechanics and features. You are expected to continuously shepherd, develop, progress and iterate the gameplay topics that you are responsible for.
• Pitching, prototyping, implementing and polishing moment-to-moment and minute-to-minute gameplay mechanics
• Continuously collaborating with stakeholders to ensure feature direction and development is aligned and on-track, and dependencies consistently accounted for.
• Proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues or risks with your features before they impact the team.
• Continually ensuring the effective utilization of your features in the game through proactive evangelism and skillful communication with studio team members
• Thoughtfully analysing, validating and incorporating feedback from the team and external user testing
• Authoring and maintaining well-written, quality design documentation

What We’re Looking For: 

• Passion for owning and iterating on mechanics that meet the project vision and deliver the highest quality gameplay experience.
• Possesses a first-principles approach to design, with the ability to break down complex problems and prioritize requirements to achieve the desired gameplay feel within the project’s vision and scope.
• Self-sufficient and a proactive problem-solver who persistently and consistently resolves blockers and finds solutions independently - but not at the expense of collaboration
• Highly capable of communicating with and being mindful of the needs of and effects to other stakeholders (e.g. programming, animation, tech anim, AI) across multiple locations
• Strong understanding of balancing and tuning systems to achieve the target feel of a feature
• High level of technical expertise with strong provable scripting ability
• Shipped one or more AAA game titles in a Gameplay / 3Cs Design role or similar

You Might Also Have: (desirable skills - 5 bullet points max.)

• Experience working with Unreal Engine
• Previous programming experience or familiarity with text-based scripting
• Strong documentation skills, proficiency with Wiki systems or Confluence is a plus

Hangar 13  prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities.  For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

SECURITY NOTICE -  We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.