d3t
videogame technology
TechnicalDirector
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“Technical Director at d3t. Skills: Technical leadership, Technical decision making, C++, Object-oriented development, Data driven development, Project infrastructure setup, Build pipelines, CI/CD, Coding standards, Technical planning, Risk management, Technical evaluation, Software evaluation, Tech stacks, Engineering quality, Code base consultation, Code base evaluation. Technical lead for co-dev, outsource, new IP, ports, remasters and/or remakes. Project kick off and infrastructure establishi”
Industry & Context.
Solution Focused; Examples of proactively raising risks and then driving and convincing others of the required solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years, released titles, all stages of the development life cycle, Experienced in project technical leadership, representation and decision making, Proprietary experience essential, Expert in C++, Experience in setting up project infrastructure from project inception source control, IDEs & build infrastructure, Expert in object-oriented and/or data driven development, Will take on any challenge from resurrecting old code bases to the key technical leader in new projects, Excel in leading and working as part of a team, Able to advise on team requirements and structures, Able to clearly discuss technical, updates, risks and solutions with multiple disciplines including non technical developers and clients, Able to write clear and detailed technical plans, schedules and usage documents to the highest standard, Examples of proactively raising risks and then driving and convincing others of the required solutions
Nice to Have
Experience with Unreal or Unity, Multiple programming languages, Various project management frameworks, Ports, Remasters, Remakes, Low level console development, Co-development or outsourcing experience, Confidence in memory and performance optimizations, Rendering experience
What You'll Do.
Technical lead for co-dev
remasters and/or remakes
Project kick off and infrastructure establishing build pipelines
Project high level technical planning
delegation and risk management
Technical evaluation and decisions on appropriate software
tech stacks for current and potential projects
Ensuring and encouraging high quality of engineering through leadership
establishing standards
reviews and sign offs on TDDs and code submissions
Technical communications with all disciplines
leadership teams and stakeholders
Global collaboration with client developers
Represent the studio's technical capabilities in potential and current client calls
Code base consultation and evaluation
Technical knowledge sharing and advice across departments
Identification of new tools
software and their development
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Global collaboration with client developers; Technical communications with all disciplines, leadership teams and stakeholders; Teamwork; Excel in leading and working as part of a team; Able to advise on team requirements and structures
Communication Scope
Able to clearly discuss technical, updates, risks and solutions with multiple disciplines including non technical developers and clients; Technical communications with all disciplines, leadership teams and stakeholders; Represent the studio's technical capabilities in potential and current client calls
Process & Methodology
Project kick off, Project high level technical planning, Delegation, Risk management, Various project management frameworks
Full Job Description
**d3t** is at the forefront of videogame technology and creativity, delivering experienced co-development services to some of the biggest AAA clients in the world. Our studio, part of the global Keywords Studios Group, works on multiple exciting projects at any one time, offering plenty of variety and involvement. Our studio projects have included EA SPORTS FC™ 26, Hogwarts Legacy, Exoborne, Mafia: The Old Country, Alan Wake Remastered, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Vampire The Masquerade - Blood Hunt, Mafia II: Definitive Edition, and Assetto Corsa Competizione. We also work in partnership with our global clients including: Playground Games, EA and Archetype Entertainment. The d3t studios are based near Daresbury (Cheshire), Newcastle (Tyne & Wear) and Madrid where we offer an amazingly professional and supportive working environment. We are passionate about what we do and pride ourselves on our anti-crunch mentality, mentoring ethos and have been awarded ‘Best Places to Work’ multiple times by gamesindustry.biz. In addition, we won ‘Best Creative Service Provider’ at Develop 2022 and were nominated in 2023 & 2024. **THE ROLE - TECHNICAL DIRECTOR** d3t are in a position to hire a key member of our engineering department to enable us to take on new projects and opportunities. We are looking for a permanent **Technical Director** to join our established Engineering Team. The role can be based in either of our UK studio sites (Daresbury or Newcastle), on a hybrid working basis. The working pattern is 3 days per week in the studio: Wednesday, Thursday and another day of your choice. A **Technical Director** at d3t plays a key role in the engineering department, being the technical owner and point of contact both internally and externally with our clients on our outsourcing and co development projects. They ensure excellent technical standards, leadership, and technical decision making, as well as being h
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