Job Description
We build worlds pivotal to game success and player enjoyment. Our diverse portfolio includes titles like Diablo 4, Lords of the Fallen, Assassin's Creed VR, and other AAA console games. We strive to deliver unforgettable gaming experiences. In collaboration with four innovative studios, our 350+ talented individuals create world-class projects. We foster a unique studio culture that empowers and inspires our teams, ensuring everyone feels motivated to bring their best ideas to life. We celebrate difference, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, products, and community.
Job Description
We are searching for a talented and experienced Technical Director to join as a founding member of our studio and influence the creation of a world-class team. The Technical Director will give direction and maintain quality of all technical aspects of the game studio, manage and provide mentorship to all engineering and IT staff, and collaborate with the recruitment team, conducting interviews and occasionally joining on trips to build a world-class engineering team.
Requirements
A Technical Director at Electric Square Ireland:
- Gives direction and maintains quality of all technical aspects of the game studio.
- Manages and provides mentorship to all engineering and IT staff.
- Collaborates with the recruitment team, conducting interviews and occasionally joining on trips to build a world-class engineering team.
- Works directly with studio directors, game team leads and other Electric Square studios.
- Performs technical due diligence for clients, project development, and pitches.
- Takes part in client hospitality during on-site visits.
- Mentors through regular one-to-ones and appraisals for team members.
What We'd Love to See from You:
- Five shipped titles, with minimum two as lead.
- At least 10 years working in the games industry.
- AAA experience is a requirement.
- Familiarity with a breadth of technologies from low-level programming through to cloud services.
- Experience on console/PC platforms required.
- Experience on mobile desirable.
- Experience working in a co-dev environment desirable.
- Experience working in Unreal required.
- Experience working in Unity and proprietary engines desirable.
Benefits
When you join Electric Square Ireland, you can expect to enjoy a unique culture. We invest in our people, not just our games. Here are some of the benefits and perks you can enjoy as an Electric Square team member:
- Life Assurance: The Company operates a Life Assurance scheme for permanent employees, from the moment they join the company.
- Private Health Insurance subsidy: Keywords will cover up to 50% of the cost of scheme participation on successful completion of probation.
- Pension: The Company offers access to a Personal Retirement Savings Account, through monthly payroll deduction.
- Referral Scheme: This program encourages and compensates Keywords Dublin employees who refer professionals.
- Tax Saver: Keywords offers a tax saving option for the use of public transport at significantly reduced prices for all employees in Dublin.
- Bike to work scheme: Keywords takes part in the bike to work scheme, where employees can buy a new bicycle and equipment, tax-free.
- Dell Advantage Program for Keywords Employees: This program allows employees access to exclusive discounts on Dell products for personal use.
- Employee Shares Purchase Plan: Keywords employees can purchase shares in the company at a favourable discount.
- Snacks and Sweets in the office, as well as coffee and fruit.
- Studio events: our committee Craic Pack organises a great variety of events.
- Keywords Sports Groups: employees meet every week to play football or Badminton.
- Monthly online/in person wellness webinars.
- Monthly coffee morning.