Technical Director

Values Value, a recruiting company with expertise in gamedev, is looking for an experienced Technical Director for one of our clients, an award-winning video game developer and publisher with a 28 year rich history of releasing well-known franchise games. The company has studios in Europe and USA and consists of more than 250 people from around 30 different nationalities. 

What are you working on?

• At what stage of the project(s)? pre-production
• Genres: MMO
• Platforms: PC, Console

Team size and structure?

160

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Help build and own the technical roadmap for the project, using extensive technical and leadership skills to ensure we deliver on the plan.

• Work with the different engineering teams to identify and help address roadblocks of all kinds (technical, organizational, production related, etc.). 

• Be responsible for the professional development of the programming leads on the project.

• Represent the engineering teams and leads in the project directors group.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• 10+ years of game development experience, at least 5 of which in an engineering role, and 5 in a managerial role.

• Extensive experience working on large scale productions distributed across several non co-located teams.

• Strong leadership skills, ability to build buy-in in a group of stakeholders, as well as mentor and develop experienced engineers. 

• Hands-on experience with the development of gameplay systems, as well as a strong understanding of the all the major technical components of modern PC/Console game development.

• A strong interest in data-oriented programming approaches. 

• Solid C++ skills (while this is not a hands on programming position, the role does require expertise in the subject matter). 

• Experience working on multiplayer titles. 

• Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA. 

• Ability to create a culture of quality and personal accountability throughout the development pipeline. 

• Experience working on open-world titles.

• Experience working on multiplatform/console titles.

• Experience working with Unreal Engine.

What is important for us in a person?

• Strong communication skills (English is our working language).

• Good communication and teamworking.

• Excellent initiative, self-motivation, organizational and problem solving skills. 

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Flexible WFH model (can combine work in the office and from home);

• No salary bracket at the moment, we are open to negotiate;

• Private health insurance;

• Console loan program;

• Full relocation package.