Homeoffice Technical Director
8Bit - Games Industry Recruitment · Europäische Union , Österreich · Remote
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As a Technical Director for the studio, you will guide the team towards best practices and architect a modern tech stack that maximizes productivity.
Responsibilities
A highly creative, premium AA+ indie studio, now working on a unique-style soon-to-be-released platformer game and already planning its new project.
Size of the studio: 40
Office locations: US/Remote
Platform: PC/console
Game Engine: Unreal Engine, Unity
Responsibilities
- Provide and implement forward-thinking tech strategies for the studio
- Ensure technology decisions support long-term goals
- Conduct code reviews and ensure the codebase is efficient, scalable, and maintainable
- Coach and mentor team members to enhance their skills and performance
- Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively
- Engage in hands-on coding to lead by example and drive projects forward
- Proven experience as a Technical Director or Lead Programmer in well-established game development studios
- Experience in shipping at least one game on the full cycle of development, from concept to release, in a leadership capacity
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as C++, C#, or similar
- Extensive experience with game engines like Unity or Unreal
- Strong understanding of game development pipelines, plugins, tools, version control, DevOps, in-game analytics, network protocols, performance optimization, memory management and streaming
- Strong leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and developing technical talent
- Knowledge of console certification processes and requirements
- Experience with multi-platform development
- Experience with procedurally-generated environments
- Possibility of working 100% remote
- B2B (self-employed) contract on indefinite term
- Paid vacations: 22-23 days
- Flexible working hours, core hours 5-9 am PT (2-6 pm CET)
- Working with an international team
- Eligibility for employee profit-sharing plan
A highly creative, premium AA+ indie studio, now working on a unique-style soon-to-be-released platformer game and already planning its new project.
Size of the studio: 40
Office locations: US/Remote
Platform: PC/console
Game Engine: Unreal Engine, Unity
