Skillset(s):
Unreal Engine 5 Technical Director | Technical Art, Shaders & Materials | PCG & Blueprints | Real-Time Optimization | Vehicle Dynamics
- 13+ years of professional experience in real-time 3D and Unreal Engine.
- Specialized in taking large-scale environments and interactive systems from raw data to optimized, photorealistic real-time execution.
- Strong focus on shader and material systems, procedural workflows (PCG), Blueprint logic, environment optimization, and custom vehicle physics.
Previous Work:
- Toronto Waterfront Digital Twin (2020 - 2023) - Case study
CTO/Lead at MetaScapes3D. A 2km² 1:1 scale city environment. Handled large-scale data ingestion (GIS/Cesium plugin), environment optimization, shader-driven facades, and dynamic lighting pipelines. - Interior Cubemap System (2026) - Breakdown & FAQ | Fab
Released UE5 parallax interior mapping shader. Convincing rooms behind building windows, automatic room variation, and animated day/night lighting, with no room geometry. - World of Drift (2024 - Present) - https://worldofdrift.net
Independent Developer. A competitive drift simulator built in UE5 featuring custom vehicle dynamics, tire physics, and procedural track generation using PCG. - Scan-to-Life (2025)
Technical Artist. An interactive live-retail installation for a major mall in Australia, handling runtime logic and real-time visual fidelity. - Commercial VR Title - Steam (2018) - Sole environment artist for a commercially successful VR entertainment title - reached 971 peak concurrent users and 18,800+ community followers, sustained 80% positive reviews over 5+ years.
Portfolio:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertofilip/
- ArtStation: ArtStation - Roberto Filip
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertoFilipCom
- Fab: Fab
Contact:
E-mail: contact@robertofilip.com
Additional Information:
- Based in Romania (EU-registered company), but flexible with working hours - experienced collaborating across US, Canada, and UK time zones (3+ years working remotely with a Toronto-based team).
- Looking for remote contract work.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
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