About this role
As a Technical Director, you are responsible for planning and managing all technical aspects required to deliver an AAA quality action-adventure console game. You are in the driver's seat of defining the processes and culture of a studio. You are comfortable wearing multiple hats at times and being part of the core team that builds the foundation and structure for our studio to ramp up for full production.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Author Technical Design Document to define the technical scope of the game based on the High Level Design Document and investigation with discipline leads
Recruit and hire a team of engineers capable of delivering the product vision
Guide the creation of IT infrastructure with IT manager/external vendors
Define and set up software development environment
Work closely with Game Director, Animation Director, Art Director and other members of the development team to plan tech requirements and implementation and assist with problem solving technical issues in all areas of software engineering
Receive and assess feedback and constructive criticism from others regardless of their role and seniority
Lead the engineering team on a path of success and proactively communicate with different disciplines to ensure milestone goals and schedule are aligned
8+ years experience on AAA quality action-adventure games on consoles
3+ years experience as a Tech Director/Lead Software Engineer on AAA titles
Experience with latest game engines and tools that ship on the current generation of consoles (i.e. PS4 or XBOX ONE) or high-spec PC
Experience in architecting key software components of a game engine (i.e. rendering, gameplay, AI, physics, animation, etc)
B.Sc. degree in computer science
PLUSES:
Former gameplay engineer with experience in melee combat system
Experience with shipping game built on Unreal engine 4 or later on PS4 or XBOX ONE
We offer competitive salary and benefits including stock option plan