Texture Artist 

Job Description

Texture Artist

KitBash3D is looking for experienced Texture Artists to join our growing organization. As a Texture Artist, you will work alongside our talented team of concept artists, modelers, and texture artists to further our mission to enable and inspire the creators of the virtual frontier. We’re increasing the speed and ease of building 3D worlds and getting new people excited to build their own worlds. In order to achieve our goals we are always looking for talented artists to join our team!

While we are not actively hiring for this role, we collect applications on an ongoing basis. If you’re interested in working with us in the future, you can submit an application here to be added to our roster of qualified artists. When we have new projects to hire for, we’ll reach out!

As our ideal candidate, you have a passion for creating materials and contributing to the art community. This role requires a great eye for what makes a texture realistic as well as appealing to a specific model and genre. You are experienced with a PBR workflow and have a great overall design aesthetic. You are organized, efficient, creative, open-minded, and excited to be a part of an unstoppable team.

We are on a mission to enable and inspire the creators of the virtual frontier and we’re looking for amazing people to join us on this journey.

Location & Schedule: This role open to remote US applicants as well as global independent contractors. Local candidates have the option to work out of our office located in Portland, Oregon. This position is remote with flexible work hours and the ability to make your own schedule so long as you hit milestones and delivery deadlines. What matters to our team is your sense of excellence and integrity.

What You’ll Contribute:

  • Material Design: Interpret a moodboard, define a material style and create a set of tileable PBR materials.
  • PBR Workflow: Create and deliver Substance materials and PBR textures in line with our pipeline.
  • Material Application: Apply materials to 3D models and adjust UVs to fit the needs of the textures.
  • Rendering: Render beautiful images of the 3D models, in your software of choice, with your materials applied for visual approval and potential marketing use.

What You Bring to the Team:

  • 2+ years of experience in 3D Material creation.
  • Portfolio of work demonstrating proficiency in Substance Designer/Painter.
  • Render knowledge in one the following 3D software: 3dsmax, Maya, Blender.
  • Solid understanding of PBR Workflows, UVs, and surface/light interactions.
  • Strong Lighting/Rendering skills is a plus.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate and work well on a team

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary
  • Remote work
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth as KitBash3D grows
  • Benefits for full-time employee

About KitBash3D

KitBash3D is a company and community that celebrates taking risks and being on the cutting edge of technology and digital media. Our premium 3D assets cover everything from ancient temples to futuristic utopias that artists use to bring their imaginary worlds to life. Our customers include the largest studios (Disney, Marvel, HBO, Ubisoft, EA, 2K) as well as thousands of independent artists and hobbyists in more than 150 countries.

We are on a mission to enable and inspire the creators of the virtual frontier and we’re looking for amazing people to join us on this journey.

Equal Opportunity Employment

KitBash3D is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. KitBash3D is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please include your request as part of the questionnaire in this application.

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We know research shows that women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply to a job when they meet every requirement. So, if you think you have what it takes to own this role, but don’t necessarily check every box, we would still love to hear from you!

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Senior Integrations Engineer 

Job Description

Senior Integrations Engineer

The GitLab DevOps platform empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the world’s largest all-remote companies with 1,600+ team members and values that guide a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute.

Location – This position is 100% remote

The Integrations Engineering team is responsible for the ownership and delivery of the core services and APIs that serve as an enterprise data backbone here at GitLab. Using an array of different platforms, APIs, databases, protocols and data formats, the team ensures that the data and the business processes that intersect in the Enterprise Applications Ecosystem are as efficient and high fidelity as possible.

The Senior Integrations Engineer works to align Gitlab’s Enterprise Architecture by building and maintaining key integrations that connect the GitLab Enterprise Application Ecosystem, from the GitLab product ecosytem to cloud systems.

Don’t have a ton of knowledge about GitLab yet? Don’t worry. We have an extensive onboarding and training program at GitLab and you will be provided with necessary DevOps and GitLab knowledge to fulfill your role.

What you’ll do in this role…

  • Design, develop, and maintain integration flows using an array of different platforms, APIs, databases, protocols and data formats
  • Collaborate and review code with other developers in engineering and sales operations to ensure each integration maintains a consistent level of technical standards as set by the team
  • Work directly with Business Systems Analysts to ensure that the data and the business processes that intersect in the Enterprise Applications ecosystem are as efficient and high fidelity as possible.
  • Document technical details clearly to various stakeholders of different technical levels (VP of IT, Sales Operations, Software Engineer)
  • Develop integrations that are designed and implemented as reusable building blocks as appropriate to allow for more efficient integrations of a similar type
  • Communicate and document technical details clearly to various stakeholders of different technical capabilities (VP of IT, Sales Operations, Software Engineer)
  • Ensure that integrations are designed and implemented as reusable building blocks as appropriate to allow for more efficient integrations of a similar type
  • Align the Enterprise Architecture by building and maintaining key integrations that connect the GitLab Enterprise Application Ecosystem, from product ecosytem to cloud systems.

We’re looking for

  • BA/BS degree
  • 5+ years of application integration experience
  • Write well structured, quality code that’s easily maintainable by others.
  • Write code that interacts with various HTTP-based API’s, primarily REST-based.
  • Understand basics of SQL and relational databases.
  • Proactive doer and communicator.
  • SaaS and B2B experience preferred
  • Interest in GitLab and open source software
  • You share our values and work in accordance with those values
  • Aptitude to thrive in a fully remote organization
  • Ability to use GitLab

Also, we know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

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Senior Data Engineer, Big Data 

Job Description

Senior Data Engineer, Big Data

The GitLab DevOps platform empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the world’s largest all-remote companies with 1,600+ team members and values that guide a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute.

GitLab is looking to hire a Senior Data Engineer, Big Data, to their team!

This role requires an analytical and business-oriented mindset with the ability to implement rigorous database solutions and best practices in order to produce and influence the adoption of strong quality data insights to drive business decisions in all areas of GitLab. Data Engineers are essentially software engineers who have a particular focus on data movement and orchestration.

Location – This position is 100% remote

Don’t have a ton of knowledge about GitLab yet? Don’t worry. We have an extensive onboarding and training program at GitLab and you will be provided with necessary DevOps and GitLab knowledge to fulfill your role.

What you’ll do in this role…

  • Maintain our data warehouse with timely and quality data
  • Build and maintain data pipelines from internal databases and SaaS applications
  • Create and maintain architecture and systems documentation
  • Write maintainable, performant code
  • Implement the DataOps philosophy in everything you do
  • Plan and execute system expansion as needed to support the company’s growth and analytic needs
  • Collaborate with Data Analysts to drive efficiencies for their work
  • Collaborate with other functions to ensure data needs are addressed
  • This position is always central and reports to the Manager, Data
  • Understand and implement data engineering best practices
  • Improve, manage, and teach standards for code maintainability and performance in code submitted and reviewed
  • Create smaller merge requests and issues by collaborating with stakeholders to reduce scope and focus on iteration
  • Ship medium to large features independently
  • Generate architecture recommendations and the ability to implement them
  • Great communication: Regularly achieve consensus amongst teams
  • Perform technical interviews

We’re looking for…

  • 5+ years hands-on experience deploying production quality code
  • Professional experience using Python, Java, or Scala for data processing (Python preferred)
  • Knowledge of and experience with data-related Python packages
  • Demonstrably deep understanding of SQL and analytical data warehouses (Snowflake preferred)
  • Hands-on experience implementing ETL (or ELT) best practices at scale.
  • Hands-on experience with data pipeline tools (Airflow, Luigi, Azkaban, dbt)
  • Expertise in designing and developing distributed data pipelines using big data technologies on large scale data sets demonstrated with years of proven experience.
  • Has experience with various streaming data concepts, such as Kafka.
  • Can lead full scale Data Lake implementations.
  • Has good understanding of Lambda Architecture.
  • Strong data modeling skills and familiarity with the Kimball methodology.
  • Understand and implement data engineering best practices
  • Experience with Salesforce, Zuora, Zendesk and Marketo as data sources and consuming data from SaaS application APIs.
  • Share and work in accordance with our values
  • Constantly improve product quality, security, and performance
  • Desire to continually keep up with advancements in data engineering practices
  • Catch bugs and style issues in code reviews
  • Ship small features independently
  • Ability to use GitLab

Also, we know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the listed requirements exactly to be considered for this role.

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3D Modeler 

Job Description

3D Modeler

KitBash3D is looking for experienced 3D Modelers to join our growing organization. As a 3D Modeler, you will work alongside our talented team of concept artists, modelers, and texture artists to further our mission to enable and inspire the creators of the virtual frontier. We’re increasing the speed and ease of building 3D worlds and getting new people excited to build their own worlds. In order to achieve our goals we are always looking for talented artists to join our team!

While we are not actively hiring for this role, we collect applications on an ongoing basis. If you’re interested in working with us in the future, you can submit an application here to be added to our roster of qualified artists. When we have new projects to hire for, we’ll reach out!

As our ideal candidate, creating amazing 3D assets is your primary area of focus, drawing on your experience working in VFX, Video Games, or Architectural Visualization. You are extremely proficient with 3D software and enjoy the challenge of working on a wide range of genres and projects. You consistently find ways to improve your own skills and help your teammates. You have strong technical skills and a great eye for design, balance, and composition. You communicate effectively with your supervisors, team, and other departments across a company. You are organized, efficient, creative, open-minded, and excited to be a part of an unstoppable team.

We are on a mission to enable and inspire the creators of the virtual frontier and we’re looking for amazing people to join us on this journey.

Location: This role open to remote US applicants as well as global independent contractors. Local candidates have the option to work out of our office located in Portland, Oregon.

What You’ll Contribute:

  • 3D modeling: Translate concept art into realistic 3D assets with clean geometry, efficient poly use and a high level of detail.
  • UV unwrapping: Unwrap the models you create to be non-overlapping with consistent texel density.
  • Rendering: Render beautiful still images of the assets you create for visual approval and marketing use.
  • Scene handoffs: Prepare and break apart the assets you create in a logical manner, with standard naming conventions, and clean scene files.
  • Evolve the pipeline: Follow our current KitBash3D modeling guidelines and pipeline and contribute feedback regarding how we can make it better

What You Bring to the Team:

  • At least 1 year of experience creating high quality 3D models for games/vfx or a related industry
  • Proficiency with either 3DS Max, Maya, or Blender
  • Portfolio of work demonstrating proficiency in 3D modeling, specifically for environments and props
  • A comprehensive understanding of Non-Overlapping UVs for game engines
  • Ability to deliver clean, organized work, while still within our technical specifications
  • An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and silhouette
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to collaborate and work well on a team

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with game engine workflows using Unreal or Unity
  • Experience with multiple 3D softwares such as Maya, Blender, Houdini, and C4D
  • Experience with Substance Designer / Painter
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python, MaxScript, or C+

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary
  • Remote work
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth as KitBash3D grows
  • Benefits for full-time employee

About KitBash3D

KitBash3D is a company and community that celebrates taking risks and being on the cutting edge of technology and digital media. Our premium 3D assets cover everything from ancient temples to futuristic utopias that artists use to bring their imaginary worlds to life. Our customers include the largest studios (Disney, Marvel, HBO, Ubisoft, EA, 2K) as well as thousands of independent artists and hobbyists in more than 150 countries.

We are on a mission to enable and inspire the creators of the virtual frontier and we’re looking for amazing people to join us on this journey.

APPLY HERE

Portuguese-English Technical Support Agent

Job Description

Title: Portuguese / English Technical Support Agent

Location: Remote

Let us start by saying this: Forget everything you know about Customer Support. 5CA is not your conventional company, not only because the vast majority of our employees are true gamers, but also because we operate differently in all areas.

So, why is this position different? Firstly, you will get an insight on how a multinational company with high-tech products operates. Secondly, you will be working with a team composed solely of top-notch techies, from your Trainer to the Operations Manager.

Needless to say, you will get a kick-ass training before you actually start working. You will have a Operations Manager helping you out with your work and a Team Lead making sure you’re comfortable at all times in your position.

The main objective of this position is to help customers troubleshoot technical issues with their PC hardware and networking devices by answering emails, chats, social media comments, and/or phone calls. The collateral goal is that you will be contributing to 5CA being the most awe-inspiring company in tech support!

Job requirements:

  • You speak Portuguese and English at a near-native level.
  • You are available to work full-time and in a fixed schedule.
  • You are able to work evenings, and don’t mind if (part of) your shift falls on weekends
  • Experience in a Customer Service environment or an international business setting is a plus!
  • You have excellent written communication skills and know how to make customers happy.
  • You have a dedicated quiet workspace, located within your own residence.
  • You are not currently living in the Netherlands, the United States of America, or Argentina.
  • You have a dedicated quiet workspace, located within your own residence.

PC requirements:

  • An internet speed minimum of 4,0 Mb/s download and 1,5 Mb/s upload internationally.
  • A minimum of 6 GB RAM memory, with a 64-bit windows version or MacOS.
  • An i3 2.4Ghz processor or better/ similar, max. 3 years old.
  • A smartphone usable for two-factor authentication that runs at least:
    • Android 6.0 or newer
    • Apple iOS 10.0 or newer
  • A USB, noise-canceling headset (a must-have for the job, but not for the application process)

We offer:

  • A position at a fast-growing company with ambitious A-level clients.
  • A casual, international environment where you’ll work with people from over 40 different nationalities.
  • Flexibility; working remotely means being able to work from anywhere in the world.
  • No time wasted commuting between home and work.
  • Top-notch tools, training, and colleagues.

About us

5CA a remote-first CX company working with passionate agents from all around the world. Founded in 1998, we represent some of the biggest names in gaming and tech and level up their customer and player experience.

Our community is full of digital natives and gamers that troubleshoot with care for the brands they love, from home, in their languages. We work with people from all cultures and backgrounds, and champion diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

As part of this recruitment process, 5CA may conduct a screening activity on your publicly available social media accounts registered on Twitter, Linked-In, Facebook and/or Instagram. For further details, please refer to our privacy policy.

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