d3t

videogame technology

TechnicalDirector

Gateshead, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“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.

videogame technology
Problems you'll solve

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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