ABOUT THE JOB:
We seek a Technical Director and Co-Founder to join the studio leadership team and spearhead engine and game development. As a co-founder, you will immediately be in a position to influence the design, direction, and culture of the studio. You will have the opportunity to scale and lead an engineering team that is focused on building a PVP online multiplayer game in Unreal Engine 5 that is at the cutting edge of game design, player experience and technical execution.
This is a HANDS-ON role. We all work in engine. We are all builders. We want to talk to you if you are talented and passionate about starting and building your own high-potential game studio.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Take ownership of pre-production technical design and full-stack system architecture.
- Test and validate core feature mechanics through rapid prototyping and extreme iteration.
- Partner with the other Directors to deliver a vertical slice and scalable production plan.
- Lead the charge on both server-side and client-side feature implementation as well as other crucial features expected in PVP online play.
- Scale an engineering team focused 100% on delivering a AAA PVP multiplayer experience.
- Build tools to assist the team in development as well as support the open-development model.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Intensive knowledge of Unreal
- Creation and control of animation blueprints are essential.
- Excellent C++ skills / Python skills are desirable
- Prior experience building pipeline tools for production in either Maya, Houdini, and/or Unreal
- Highly experienced in working as part of a development team
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to utilize time allotted efficiently
- Able to think creatively and resolve technical challenges and limitations
- Artistically as well as technically inclined a major plus!
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well under pressure and possess a strong teamwork ethic
REWARDS
- Competitive salary and very high equity & profit-share.
- Exponential exposure to the financial upside with no downside risk.
- Co-Founder title and true leadership role.
If you want to give your application the “little extra”, then please highlight your motivation, attitude, volunteering, similar or otherwise connected jobs/projects, direct or cross-industry applicable skills and your ambitions. We are driven to develop and create amazing teams of people who will work towards the same goals to create new boundaries and push the limits further than ever. So, if you are interested in being a part of our amazing team of experts, send us your Resume/CV, Cover letter & a portfolio and become a part of amazing groups of people.
Our team does not care about your gender, religion, sexual orientation, origin or other irrelevant things, so don’t hesitate to apply if you feel like you have the potential to do amazing things and use your experience, knowledge and resourcefulness.
