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Hi, I’m Sambasiva Rao Bitra, a Senior Technical Artist with 12+ years of experience building real-time game environments, modular asset systems, shaders, and pipelines for mobile, console, and PC titles. I bridge art and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to ship immersive worlds, optimize platforms, and deliver visually striking experiences in Unity and Unreal, with a focus on performance and scalable workflows. I excel at performance profiling, rigging, animation, environment kit creation, and live service roles. I enjoy mentoring teams, creating editor tools, and shaping gameplay readability through art-driven storytelling, from concept to live operations across genres such as racing, action, FPS, and card-based experiences.…Hi, I’m Sambasiva Rao Bitra, a Senior Technical Artist with 12+ years of experience building real-time game environments, modular asset systems, shaders, and pipelines for mobile, console, and PC titles. I bridge art and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to ship immersive worlds, optimize platforms, and deliver visually striking experiences in Unity and Unreal, with a focus on performance and scalable workflows. I excel at performance profiling, rigging, animation, environment kit creation, and live service roles. I enjoy mentoring teams, creating editor tools, and shaping gameplay readability through art-driven storytelling, from concept to live operations across genres such as racing, action, FPS, and card-based experiences.

Sambasiva Rao Bitra

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Hi, I’m Sambasiva Rao Bitra, a Senior Technical Artist with 12+ years of experience building real-time game environments, modular asset systems, shaders, and pipelines for mobile, console, and PC titles. I bridge art and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to ship immersive worlds, optimize platforms, and deliver visually striking experiences in Unity and Unreal, with a focus on performance and scalable workflows. I excel at performance profiling, rigging, animation, environment kit creation, and live service roles. I enjoy mentoring teams, creating editor tools, and shaping gameplay readability through art-driven storytelling, from concept to live operations across genres such as racing, action, FPS, and card-based experiences.…Hi, I’m Sambasiva Rao Bitra, a Senior Technical Artist with 12+ years of experience building real-time game environments, modular asset systems, shaders, and pipelines for mobile, console, and PC titles. I bridge art and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to ship immersive worlds, optimize platforms, and deliver visually striking experiences in Unity and Unreal, with a focus on performance and scalable workflows. I excel at performance profiling, rigging, animation, environment kit creation, and live service roles. I enjoy mentoring teams, creating editor tools, and shaping gameplay readability through art-driven storytelling, from concept to live operations across genres such as racing, action, FPS, and card-based experiences.

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Hi, I’m Sambasiva Rao Bitra, a Senior Technical Artist with 12+ years of experience building real-time game environments, modular asset systems, shaders, and pipelines for mobile, console, and PC titles. I bridge art and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to ship immersive worlds, optimize platforms, and deliver visually striking experiences in Unity and Unreal, with a focus on performance and scalable workflows.

I excel at performance profiling, rigging, animation, environment kit creation, and live service roles. I enjoy mentoring teams, creating editor tools, and shaping gameplay readability through art-driven storytelling, from concept to live operations across genres such as racing, action, FPS, and card-based experiences.

Skills

3D Animation

3D Model

Unity

Experience Level

3D Animation

Expert

3D Model

Expert

Unity

Expert

Language

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Technical Artist at Kwalee Pvt. Ltd.

October 1, 2023 - Present

Developed advanced, performance-optimized Unity shaders (Shader Graph) including water, wind, renovation, scrolling, and dynamic 3D card shaders; designed scalable UI shaders; optimized draw calls and APK size by ~50%; produced high-quality VFX and texture assets and streamlined asset/workflow pipelines across projects.

Senior Technical Artist at Games 24x7 Pvt. Ltd.

November 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023

Led R&D into new art pipeline tools and development methodologies; managed end-to-end asset integration, UI animation, live-ops visuals, and game play effects for casino titles in Unity; established standardized naming conventions and version control to improve workflow consistency.

Creative Producer / Lead Technical Artist at Cympl Studios Pvt. Ltd.

May 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022

Directed 2D/3D art, UI/UX, and technical art production for multiple mobile titles in Unity; oversaw production schedules, resource allocation, and outsourcing; resolved shader, VFX, animation, and optimization issues to improve fidelity and performance.

Head / Lead Technical Artist / Senior 2D/3D/UI Artist at Temuz Pvt. Ltd.

January 1, 2013 - May 1, 2021

Led multidisciplinary teams across design, art, and technical art; created full game concepts, environment kits, modular workflows, lighting, open world, and real-time asset pipelines; directed cross-functional collaboration to publish titles across multiple genres.

Center Head & Senior Instructor at Apple Animation

December 1, 2007 - December 1, 2012

Directed operations and training in 3D applications, digital painting, compositing, and animation; delivered client branding and promotional materials; developed training programs and mentored staff to improve competency.

Center Academic Head & Senior Instructor at Arena Animations

February 1, 2003 - November 1, 2007

Led academic programs in 3D, VFX, and Digital Art; trained faculty, delivered industry-aligned courses, and organized seminars/workshops with industry experts to enhance program relevance.