Technical Director

3 weeks ago


South East London United Kingdom Aardvark Swift Full time

Job description

We're working with a studio who are looking to bring in Technical Director to lead the technical vision and execution for their upcoming AAA IP.

As the Technical Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological direction of the project, overseeing the implementation of cutting-edge technologies, and ensuring the seamless integration of various systems to deliver an unparalleled gaming experience.

Your role will be a 50/50 spilt between coding and management, giving you a full and active role in shaping the studio's exciting and innovative projects and a hand in continuing their tradition of running a studio that nurtures talent in a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive team culture.

Your responsibilities...

  • Lead by example and set the standard for the engineering team in the pursuit of excellence
  • Identify and remove blockers to the games development
  • Communicate progress and resolution of issues with the ability to set guidelines for peers and support teams
  • Build effective working relationships with key technical, creative and production stakeholders
  • Balance hands-on implementation with the need to manage and direct the technical team (including 1-2-1's)
  • Provide technical insight regarding design and feature sets
  • Assist in the recruitment, on-boarding, development and training of the Programming team
  • Ensure the game is built with a productive methodology and solid coding practices, technical briefs, code reviews, keeping in mind long term quality
  • Be aware of emerging technologies, tools, and trends in the gaming industry, and leverage them to enhance the quality and efficiency of development processes
  • Work with Designers and other Engineers to prototype, develop, and refine features
  • Rally the team and create visible, wide-spread support for direction
  • Collaborate with the other discipline Directors to provide a clear vision for the game, and help to communicate that vision to the team

The skills and experience you'll bring to the role...
  • Shipped one or more AAA game in a Lead (or above) position
  • Strong proficiency in C++, ideally with a deep understanding of Unreal 4 or 5
  • Experience developing and maintaining roadmaps and technical plans
  • Resource planning experience
  • Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience mentoring individual engineers from junior to senior level and supporting with their development

Perks and benefits include...
  • Company pension contribution (above statutory level)
  • BUPA Private Medical and Dental insurance for you and your family
  • Project completion bonus and Christmas bonus
  • 25 days annual leave plus festive holiday and UK public holidays
  • Flexitime around core hours 10 am to 4pm
  • Flexible full-time and remote working options
  • Sabbatical leave options
  • Local gym membership
  • Travel card, parking ticket loan, bicycle purchase loan
  • Regular team lunches

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