Technical Director (f/m/d)

5 Months ago • 10-20 Years • Game Engine

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead cross-discipline teams in agile & live-ops environments. Proven experience with scalable team capacity planning. Strong knowledge of modern development methodologies like TDD, OOD, CI, TBD, CD & DORA. Translate company strategy into technical execution.
Must have:
  • Team Leadership
  • Agile & Live-Ops
  • Scalable Team Planning
  • Modern Dev Methodologies
Good to have:
  • Technical Domain Understanding
  • Company Strategy Translation
  • Cross-Discipline Team Lead
  • Live-Ops Environment
Perks:
  • Work From Abroad
  • Monthly Team Events

Job Details

At Klang, we create entertainment experiences that inspire people to deepen their understanding of the emergent nature of society and collectively envision a better future.

At the heart of Klang is SEED, an accessible, persistent world in which players share a history and shape a future. We provide an environment for a broad audience to belong and develop relationships in a society simulation inspired by life itself.

We aspire to bring people together through engaging media experiences and by building strong communities.It's a super exciting project, but for us to achieve a goal like this, we are going to need your help!

We’re in search of a Technical Director (f/m/d) who can play a pivotal role in creating, what we believe will be the first MMO of its kind.

Who will you be working with?

You will be part of our Engineering team, responsible for bringing SEED to life through code. As the Technical Director, you will build a team of engineers, facilitate communication between teams and departments, and contribute to technical product ownership. You will report directly to the CTO and work closely with the engineering management team. 

The Engineering team works across multiple locations - our Berlin HQ and our Madrid Studio but we're looking for someone to be based in Berlin, at Klang HQ.

What will you be doing?

  • Working closely with our CTO, Oddur, to shape and execute Klang’s engineering strategy.
  • Translating our business strategy into clear technical requirements while improving productivity, keeping processes lean, and ensuring scalability.
  • Collaborating with our Talent Acquisition team, other department directors, and senior leadership to drive team capacity planning.
  • Championing and guiding the engineering team in applying modern development methodologies to achieve our goals while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
  • Overseeing the leadership of Klang’s Engineering team across Berlin and Madrid, and directly managing the Leadership team. You’ll work closely with them to set professional growth goals, conduct performance reviews throughout our growth cycles, and hold regular 1:1s to ensure alignment and support.

You could be the person we are searching for if you have…

  • Experience leading cross-discipline teams in both agile and live-ops environments.
  • Successfully led a team of leaders.
  • Proven experience with scalable team capacity planning.
  • Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with modern development methodologies such as TDD, OOD,  CI, TBD, CD & DORA.
  • Great technical domain understanding and the ability to translate company strategy into technical execution.

Our benefits…

Klang HQ (Berlin)

  • An opportunity to work on a groundbreaking project with a lot of room for professional and personal development
  • Competitive salary and 27 days of paid vacation
  • 3 months work from abroad policy
  • Monthly public transport travel ticket or co-contribution to e-bike/e-moped
  • Monthly company co-contributions to private pensions
  • Reimbursement for physical health activities
  • Employee Assistance Program, including mental health support, legal advice as well as support finding doctor’s appointments
  • Mental health support
  • Flexible office hours (with core hours)
  • Hyrbid working set-up (Monday-Wednesday in office and the rest of the week is flexible)
  • Monthly team events and activities
  • A dog-friendly office, adjustable standing desks, ergonomic chairs, and mobile aircon units for hot summers
  • Healthy snacks and drinks in the office
  •  

Additional information that may be interesting to you

How we will get to know you… 

  1. The recruiter screen: You will have a 45-minute interview with one of the Klang Talent Acquisition Team. During this conversation, you will be asked questions about your motivations for joining us here at Klang and to give an overview of your relevant skills/experience.

  2. Hiring Manager interview: If successful, you will have a 1 hour interview with Oddur, our CTO where he will dive much deeper into your experience.

  3. Leadership interview: An interview focused on your leadership skills with our Development Director, Cathay.

  4. Competency interview: The chance to meet with our Co-CEO and Product Director.

  5. Direct reports interview: 2 x 90-minute interviews with your potential future direct reports.

  6. Klang values interview: As the final step of the interview process, you’ll meet with your Recruiter and you’ll be asked a set of questions linked to our company values.

If you don’t feel that you quite meet all the requirements above, but the position still excites you and you think you would love to work for Klang, reach out! We still want to hear from you.

At Klang, we create products that inspire people to deepen their understanding of the emergent nature of society and collectively envision a better future.

At the heart of Klang is SEED an accessible, persistent world in which players share a history and shape a future. We provide an environment for a broad audience to belong and develop relationships in a society simulation inspired by life itself.

We explicitly encourage applications from applicants from groups underrepresented in games/tech spaces. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.

 

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About The Company

Klang is an independent game development studio based in Berlin. It was founded by three Icelanders in the spring of 2013.


In July 2015, Klang launched its first project, ReRunners: Race for the World, for iOS and Android devices, which was extremely well-received by both the gaming press and the gaming community.


Now, Klang is working on its next project, Seed, a simulation MMO utilizing SpatialOS technology.

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