Associate Technical Director
RemoteUnited Kingdom or Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Bridge the gap between creative and technical aspects of development by partnering with art, design, and production leads to shape and implement a clear technical vision for the new AAA project. Conduct code reviews and debugging while mentoring a team of engineers to ensure code quality meets game requirements, offering pragmatic expertise where needed and empowering others to find their own solutions. Run effective meetings and software/build reviews that encourage active feedback, manage recruitment and talent development to build a skilled technical team, and support the Technical Director in driving the project forward. This hybrid role requires 3 days per week on-site at the Guildford studio for an Associate Technical Director leading technical direction on an unannounced title.
Required Qualifications
- Proven leadership experience as an Associate Technical Director, Technical Lead, or Lead Engineer
- Having led at least one full AAA game project from start to finish
- Strong proficiency in C/C++
- A solid grasp of core game engineering disciplines
- A track record of building and managing cohesive, high-performing teams
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- The ability to work effectively across disciplines
- A genuine passion for making great games
- Pushing technical boundaries
- Being based in the UK
- Having the right to work in the UK
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience in building large scale, realtime, multiplayer games
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