Technical Director
Job Description
Kinesthetic Games is looking for an experienced Technical Director to join our team.The Technical Director is responsible for the entire programming department of the studio and works alongside the studio manager and production setting the technical excellence bar for the studio. You’ll direct and be part of a multi disciplined team for a variety of projects on multiple platforms. As a very startup, flat hierarchy minded team we are looking for individuals who crave multitasking and put equal emphasis on high level planning as well as hands on implementation, so the ideal candidate, while indicating excellent leadership skills, will also have a strong desire to get their hands dirty at the coding frontlines. This is an exciting opportunity for a battle hardened Technical Director to start fresh and get involved with shaping new and promising products and the teams that create them from the very beginning or a Senior or Lead who is looking to make the leap to Technical Director. Familiarity with industry standard engines like Unity and Unreal is a big bonus.
Desired Skills & Experience
The ideal applicant will have at least 5 years’ experience working in a Technical Director or Senior/Lead Programmer role and will have shipped multiple games across multiple platforms. A strong academic background is also preferred with a 1st class or 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Maths, Physics or other science-related subject, but not essential if you have appropriate experience. Past experience with industry standard engines (Unreal/Unity) is a big bonus.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for all technical architecture and processes choices
- Supervise and participate-in all projects from staffing, technology/tools choices, risks evaluation, dependencies with other projects to ensure the best quality is achieved
- Recommends solutions and approves plans and roadmaps
- Manage the programmers team
- Expert in design, programming, debugging and optimization;
- Write and develop robust maintainable high and low level code to extend engine (Unity/Unreal) functionality
- Implement features across current and next-gen platforms, including prototypes and new technologies
- Identify and solve technical problems as they arise, including cross-platform issues, debugging, profiling and optimising for reduced memory usage and increased real-time performance
- Maintain and add to existing codebase, including low/mid-level systems to support pipelines and higher-level programmers
- Research new tools, techniques and processes and how they can benefit the studio
- Collaborate productively, communicating ideas and issues clearly across disciplines
- Exceptional analysis and problem-solving skills
- Architect and participate in implementing all the different game modules and systems
- Architect and participate in the implementation and maintenance of potential non game specific systems used by content creators (extensions to engines, tools, build systems, pipeline improvements)
- Work closely with department leads to identify and set technical restrictions and ensure the team adheres to them
Skills
- Excellent C/C++/C# and other languages skills (5+ years)
- Experience developing games across a wide range of platforms (smartphone/tablet, console, PC)
- University degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science;
- Advanced knowledge in general games programming as well as in general games development tools, processes and infrastructure (Perforce, Services, Tools and Editors, Build Systems, Online etc.)
- Management and leadership skills
- Knowledge of the technical Pipeline and all the process needed to make a game.
- Good communication and teamworking with game developers from all disciplines
- Excellent initiative, self-motivation, organisational and problem solving skills, with the ability to both drive and follow direction
- A genuine interest in playing games
- Previous experience with Unreal Engine/Unity Engine is a bonus
Company Information
Kinesthetic Games is a young start up where experience, talent and skill are surpassed only by our passion for creating awesome things. We’re a small group of motivated industry vets (ex-Lionhead) looking to make our mark on the world and we want you to join us! As a start up we crave responsibility and ownership and the variety that comes from not pigeonholing ourselves in strictly defined roles and sinking our teeth into all sorts of crazy challenges! Our mission is to maintain an environment where team goals and personal expression are valued and fostered equally. We are a friendly bunch who are strong believers in excellent work/life balance and the “work hard, play hard” philosophy. We offer competitive pay and benefits like annual and project based bonuses.
Additional Information
Type: Contract/Permanent Option
Location: On Site/Remote Option
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Functions: Engineering
Industries: Computer Games
Job ID: 6820579
