Technical Director - Remote

Overview

As a Technical Director at Magnopus, you will oversee the technical direction of studio-based projects, guiding teams to deliver innovative solutions across gaming, immersive experiences, and real-time engines.

In Short

• Lead technical oversight for all studio-based projects, ensuring quality, scalability, and timely delivery.
• Establish frameworks and processes to promote accountability, collaboration, and project excellence across multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactively identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and implement solutions to achieve project and organisational goals.
• Collaborate with creative leadership, project management, and discipline leads to align technical goals with creative and budgetary objectives.
• Provide technical direction on tools, workflows, and pipelines, driving continuous improvement across the studio.
• Mentor and develop engineering leads and team members, fostering a culture of growth, innovation, and collaboration.
• Partner with external clients and stakeholders to manage feedback, ensure alignment, and deliver exceptional results.
• Oversee technical planning and resource allocation, balancing business priorities with team needs.
• Represent the studio’s technical capabilities in meetings with clients, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, driving innovation and adopting emerging technologies to enhance studio capabilities.
• Support Unreal project teams with individual contributor work as required.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading multiple technical teams concurrently through all phases of project development, from concept to delivery.
• A comprehensive knowledge of best practices, tools and processes used within Unreal.
• A strong knowledge of systems, frameworks and optimisation techniques within Unreal.
• Expertise in designing and optimising tools, workflows, and pipelines to improve efficiency and quality.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a passion for mentoring, guiding, and growing engineering talent.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to risk identification and resolution.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of tailoring messaging to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with external clients and managing complex feedback processes to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Familiarity with outsourcing processes and collaboration with external vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to balance client, project, and organisational priorities effectively.
• Passion for innovation, continuous learning, and staying ahead of industry trends.

Benefits

• Innovative work environment.
• Opportunity to lead and mentor teams.
• Engagement with cutting-edge technologies.
• Collaboration with creative professionals.
• Potential for career growth.