Content Pipeline Engineer – Experienced to Principal

Pixel Toys

Content Pipeline Engineer at Pixel Toys taking ownership of game content workflows and tools. Collaborating with teams to ensure seamless integration and optimizing mobile performance.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeLeamington Spa • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining art pipelines and editor tools within the Unity Engine, with a strong focus on automation and optimization of content workflows. Proficient in integrating shaders and visual effects while managing complex asset strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Unity Engine ExpertiseArt Pipeline DevelopmentDCC Tools IntegrationScripting and AutomationCustom Unity Editor Tooling

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Hard Skills

Unity EnginePythonMELMaxScriptScriptableObjectsAddressablesURPShader GraphHLSLAsset Import Architecture

Tools & Technologies

Maya3ds MaxBlender

Industry Keywords

Art PipelinesEditor ToolsContent StandardsProduction WorkflowsRendering Stack

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take ownership of the journey that game content takes from the Art team’s authoring tools into the live game
Collaborate closely with discipline leads, artists, and engineers to define processes and establish content standards
Design, build, and maintain sophisticated tools, scripts, and automation to streamline how artists author, validate, and deliver their work
Construct robust editor tooling within the Unity Engine including custom inspectors, EditorWindows, property drawers, and ScriptableObjects
Develop and maintain export tools within major DCC packages like Maya, 3ds Max, and Blender
Support the integration of shaders, materials, and visual effects within the Universal Render Pipeline (URP)
Profile and optimise content for build size, memory, draw calls, and load times

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated professional experience in building art pipelines and editor tools
Deep, hands-on expertise in the Unity Engine
Comprehensive understanding of how DCC tools like Maya, 3ds Max, and Blender export content
Proven experience scripting and automating using Python, MEL, or MaxScript
Understanding of the intricate relationship between technical asset creation and production workflows
In-depth mastery of Unity’s asset import architecture (including ScriptedImporters, AssetPostprocessors, and the Asset Database)
Understanding of serialisation system, ScriptableObjects, and prefab workflows at scale
Proficient in building custom Unity Editor tooling
Practical experience managing complex Addressables strategies
Solid working knowledge of Unity’s rendering stack (URP, Shader Graph, HLSL, mobile-specific asset compression)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary, reviewed annually
25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays
Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Up to 3 additional long service days (duvet days!)
Private Medical Insurance (including optical and dental)
Company Pension scheme
Death in Service benefit
Regular socials including epic summer and Christmas parties!
Staff training and development
Quarterly Wellness days (On-site massages and more)