Technical Director / Lead Programmer (Lua)

Who are we?

Hypersonic Labs is building HELIX, the ultimate open-world multiplayer sandbox. We are a remote-first, international team and have raised $11M from top gaming VCs.

What's the Job?

We are looking for a Technical Director / Lead Programmer (preferably with experience creating experiences on UGC platforms) to architect, hire, and manage a team of Lua programmers to deliver a live-service open-world multiplayer game built on our own next-generation UGC platform. Core gameplay involves completing jobs, competitive game modes, and collecting/trading items such as properties and vehicles.

As such, we would like to see candidates with experience in scaling engineering teams and delivering a full game from concept to release.

What will you be doing?

• Grow, manage, and mentor a stellar development team from scratch.
• Oversee all technical aspects of the project, including client side, server side, tools teams.
• Create and maintain a solid technical architecture for the entire game and codebase.
• Collaborate and coordinate across different disciplines such as Art and Game Design teams.
• Plan and deliver a functional prototype within 2 months using existing frameworks.

What are we looking for?

• 6+ years experience in senior programmer roles, preferably in management/leadership capacity.
• Strong knowledge of the Lua programming language and network programming.
• (Bonus) Knowledge of C++ and Unreal Engine Blueprints.
• Extremely organized and effective in communication.
• Extensive experience in hiring, scaling, mentoring teams.
• Experience with working on LiveOps games.
• Able to work during US or UK time zones.
• (Bonus) Experience working with FiveM RP servers.
• (Bonus) Portfolio of solo game projects.

Apply for the job

Apply at https://hypersonic-laboratories.homerun.co/technical-director-3/en