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    Technical Director - Austin, United States - NaturalMotion

    NaturalMotion
    NaturalMotion Austin, United States

    1 week ago

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    Description
    At NaturalMotion, we make games that wow people. We take pride in making titles that reach a large audience and in creating communities that last. For the past six years, NaturalMotion Studios have been named as one of the Best Places to Work in the UK games industry by

    We embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role, you would work 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday) and the remaining days at home. This role will be Connected to one of our offices in either London, Austin, San Mateo or LA

    Job Purpose
    We are looking for an experienced Technical Director to join us at NaturalMotion/Zynga to develop our next project using the Unreal Engine on mobile devices and other platforms, building upon the success of

    Star Wars:
    Hunters.

    We are seeking a Technical Director who excels at architecting and coding large AAA F2P games, and who proactively seeks out solutions, as well as encouraging ideas from others.

    Key Roles & Responsibilities

    Drive the definition of the technical architecture for the game on the client side and the coordination with our server technology

    Contribute to sever technology architecting over time

    Collaborate with product managers and producers on analysing feature set complexity, planning releases and delivering code solutions on schedule

    Work with the Art, UX and UI disciplines, to improve tools and processes for content creation, import pipelines, prototyping, production and testing

    Ensure the creation of well-designed, adaptable and testable software for mobile and other platforms

    Sometimes architect and write production ready code yourself

    Mentor Senior and Principal engineers from a technical perspective, developing the next generation of Architects

    Fostering a tech approach that embraces sustainable live operations, a regular cadence of game updates, and high-quality rapid releases

    Ensure the correct management of technical debt

    Capture and share knowledge across the team, NaturalMotion and Zynga

    Required Experience & Skills

    Developed and released multiple games with Unreal Engine, as a technical director or architect, with at least one Game as a Service

    Deep experience with C++, plus a detailed understanding of mobile CPU and GPU hardware

    You are an authority when it comes to AAA game architecture

    Expertise in multiple areas, such as – NPC behaviour, AI, multiplayer, UI / UX, meta game systems, F2P game mechanics, graphics, tools, systems, and game engines

    Have deep understanding of design patterns, memory / performance optimisation, and importantly, how to summarise and share your knowledge

    A great understanding of mentoring engineers of all levels throughout the game development cycle

    Deep experience of being a strategic problem-solver, and be able to collaborate with peers across disciplines when problems stretch across different areas

    Ability to present technical challenges, recommendations, and solutions to game leadership level

    Desirable Experience & Skills

    Worked on PC and console projects

    Experience with Server systems and architectures

    Worked on third or first person shooter games

    What we offer you

    Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus scheme

    Create next-gen games that will be played and loved by millions of players around the world

    Work in a family-oriented, collaborative team that invests in your development and growth on-the-job

    A diverse team of friendly, fun and supportive co-workers

    Flexible working hours & crunch-free working culture

    Summer/Winter parties and weekly Happy Hour in the studio

    26 days holiday + bank holidays, 2 paid personal days

    6 months of fully paid maternity/adoption leave or 16 weeks of fully paid paternity leave (eligibility criteria apply)

    Pension plan with a double matching employer contribution (capped at 8%)

    Private medical insurance, dental insurance and healthcare cash plan

    Life insurance, accident insurance and long-term disability insurance

    Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (eligibility criteria apply)

    Fitness Reimbursement plan worth £600 per annum

    Charitable Giving Platform to which the Company contributes a 2:1

    Annual season ticket advance and cycle to work scheme

    We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce.

    We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.

    We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us

    We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.


    We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

    Please contact us at

    to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.

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    engage in financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process. We do not conduct job interviews over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. We will never ask you for your personal or financial information over unofficial chat channels.

    Our in-house recruitment team only contacts individuals via official company email addresses (i.e., via a or email domain).

    If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, you may wish to contact the authorities. In the United States, you may file a complaint with the FBI.


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