Production Tooling Technical Director
About the job
Summary
Crytek seeks an experienced Production Tooling Technical Director to lead and establish a sub-group focused on enhancing developer workflows within CRYENGINE. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to define tooling requirements, creating roadmaps, performing strategic long-term planning and architecture design, leading and mentoring a team, assisting production staff with scheduling, reviewing engineering work, recruiting and training staff, building automated solutions, and supporting live games. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of game or tools software engineering experience, a strong technical background, leadership skills, proficiency in C++ and Python, and experience with AAA game titles and build systems. The role offers a hybrid work model (Frankfurt office and remote).
Must have:
- 10+ years software engineering experience
- AAA game title experience
- Senior technical leadership
- C++ and Python proficiency
- Build systems expertise
- Strong communication skills
Good to have:
- CRYENGINE experience
- Scripting languages expertise
- Entity component system architecture
- Shipped AAA games on multiple platforms
- Live service game experience
Perks:
- Relocation package
- Remote work option
- Company apartment (initial 3 months)
- Public transport pass
- Gym membership
- German language courses
- Company events
- 24+ vacation days
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Production Tooling Technical Director
Crytek is looking for an experienced and innovative technical director for tools development in the team.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to establish a sub group within CRYENGINE with ownership of how developers work with CRYENGINE. Editors, build pipelines, CI, all tooling are within the purview of this role. If you enjoy making developers productive and happy, then this is the role for you!
Relocation & Remote Work
For this position, you have the following options:
1. Come to our modern headquarters in Frankfurt and receive an attractive relocation package and have access to all of our benefits.
2. Work remotely and visit our headquarters in Frankfurt on a regular basis. Details will be discussed during the recruitment process.
- Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the teams within Crytek to understand the requirements of our developers to create clear roadmaps for CRYENGINE tooling.
- Strategic long-term planning and architecture design to drive on-going development.
- Lead, mentor and grow a diverse engine team and provide an environment setup for them to thrive and enjoy their work.
- Assist production staff in planning and maintaining development schedule.
- Review and discuss production priorities, timelines, and scope with producers.
- Review and approve engineering work performed by co-development partners.
- Recruit, train, and oversee internal engineering staff members.
- Work with engineering staff to build and maintain automated solutions for product packaging, testing, and deployment.
- Support live games with systems and regular Engine updates.
- Requirements
- 10+ years of experience as a software engineer for games or tools software.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience working on AAA game titles in a senior technical leadership position within a Tools, Build systems capacity.
- Strong technical background and leadership skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python.
- Pluses
- Experience with CRYENGINE.
- Experience with scripting languages, visual scripting and entity entitent component system architecture.
- Shipped AAA games on multiple hardware platforms, including Gen 9 consoles.
- Shipped a live service game with a large number of concurrent users.
What you can expect from us
Career Path
Your professional development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you progress towards your goals and objectives.
Company Apartment
To help you get settled, we provide you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.*
Relocation Support
We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.
You can expect extensive assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as well as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).*
Public Transport Pass
Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.*
Gym Card
A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.
International Environment
We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.
German Classes
Understanding the local culture will make your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.
Events
Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual trip to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!*
We are all gamers: stay connected and play games with your colleagues at our remote gaming parties.
Vacation Days
At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off. If you are working from another country, local standards apply.
*only applicable to employees in Frankfurt.
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About The Company
Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution CRYENGINE. With headquarters in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and studios in Kiev (Ukraine), and Istanbul (Turkey), Crytek has created multiple award-winning titles, including the original Far Cry, the Crysis series, Ryse: Son of Rome, Warface, The Climb, Robinson: The Journey and Hunt: Showdown. Crytek delivers fun and innovative gaming experiences for PC, consoles, and VR and continues to grow its reach in the games-as-a-service market. Every Crytek game is created with CRYENGINE, which can be used by anyone to create games.
For more information visit www.crytek.com - www.cryengine.com and www.huntshowdown.com
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