PLEASE - NO RECENT GRADS OR CONSULTANTS!

ALL Prospective Candidates NEED to have hands-on knowledge and experience with Unreal Engine 4.

This client is an early-stage eSports services startup developing training modules intended to serve gamers.

Technical Stack: Unreal Engine 4, C++, Jira, Agile-Scrum framework, Git or Perforce, Source Code Management tools, Basic game math fundamentals, CI/CD, DevOps, data structures, algorithms, complexity, and system design, data structures, algorithms, complexity, and system design

JOB DESCRIPTION

This client is searching for a Tech Lead, Technical Director, or Director of Engineering, who not only has led development teams to sustainable success but also possesses a deep understanding of eSports and Gaming and hands-on contribution with Unreal Engine 4.

As Technical Director, you will lead and grow highly-skilled developers with technical vision and mentoring, delivering a top-notch training platform to hundreds of thousands of players every day.

The position is not solely a managerial one.

Initially, the applicant is expected to spend a significant portion of their time contributing as a Lead C++ developer. As they grow, the developer aspects of the role will give way to leadership and management.

The ideal candidate is well-versed in understanding the risks, challenges, and trade-offs of the software development lifecycle and can ensure teams self-organize through Jira, within an Agile-Scrum framework.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with Product to build and maintain the best esports training platform on their gaming market

• Maintain and improve overall code quality, ensuring that code is cross-platform, reusable, and testable

• Manage internal and external technology dependencies and risks, and create contingency plans for all critical path technologies

• Work with the production team to revise and validate engineering estimates and production plans

• Provide mentorship, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving assistance to members of the Engineering team

• Foster a culture of open, honest, and respectful communication across all disciplines

• Keep current with technology advances and propose new innovations that may benefit the project

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience developing in, extending and modifying Unreal Engine 4

• 8+ years of professional development experience in the games industry

• MUST have experience successfully delivering multiple game titles = to ship and beyond

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Gaming Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Fluency in C++

• Fantastic debugging skills

• Solid background in Git or Perforce

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, complexity, and system design

• Competent running development using Jira/Agile-Scrum

• Basic game math fundamentals (vectors, matrices, physics, projections, camera space, tangent space, object space)

• Solid understanding of software design patterns

• Good working knowledge of source control, including best practices (branching/streams)

• A practice of code instrumentation, tools, and development KPIs

• Exceptional management and communication skills

• Deep understanding of concurrent programming

• Experience administering CI pipelines and DevOps practices

• Basic relational database abilities (SQL, Postgres, or AWS RDS)

• Experience with build systems, continuous integration, and deployment

• Console development experience (Playstation, XBOX, etc.)

• A background working with asset management systems, asset bundles, and in particular downloadable content (DLC)