Technical Director

• Identify solutions to difficult engineering challenges covering a wide range of areas such as low-level programming, gameplay, rendering, networking, tools, automation, UI and more. 
• Provide technical oversight and direction to a team of lead and senior engineers. Collaborate with the other directors and disciplines in the studio. 
• Research cutting-edge technologies for application within the games industry. 
• Establish strong coding standards and practices across the engineering team. 
• Share knowledge across technical teams. 
• Identify training needs and potential talent within teams. 
• Report project risks in a timely manner, propose mitigations, and escalate risks when needed. 
• Work on proposals to acquire new projects. 

Required Qualifications 

• At least 5 years of leadership experience in the games industry. 
• At least 8 years programming experience. 
• Recent experience in console development with at least one shipped title. 
• Expert knowledge in one or more major functional areas of game development, such as gameplay, UI, rendering, engine systems, tools and pipelines, and backend. 
• Minimum of 3 years working with a triple A game engine. 
• A good knowledge of programming languages and software engineering practices. 
• Exceptional management and communication skills. 

Please Note: 

Meeting all the criteria is not mandatory. We try to be mindful and not set unrealistic expectations to be met in order to apply. If you don’t tick all the boxes of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.