Technical Director (New Game)

Myria is an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution, built to bring digital assets, NFTs and blockchain gaming to life. Our mission is to empower digital asset ownership for people and businesses. If you get excited by the thought of joining a highly experienced, fast-paced global team that is building the future, this role may be for you. We are looking for a technical visionary to lead and oversee the creation a multiplayer action game on the Unreal Engine to be launched on desktop platforms and possible mobile, reporting directly into the CTO. The Technical Director will be responsible for all technical implementation details of the game, both front- and back-end.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the design, production and art teams to create a working prototype based on the core mechanics and art style of the game while building up an internal team for full production
• Work closely with the client and server leads to ensure AAA-level quality in terms of visuals, performance, user experience, scalability, as well as live-operations aspects
• Recruit, manage and mentor developers in his/her team
• Review technical design specifications
• Set guidelines for coding standards and best practices
• Work closely with DevOps to implement an efficient CI/CD build and delivery pipeline

Requirements:

• At least 8+ years of experience in game development technology, of which:
• At least 4 years' experience on Unreal Engine 4 (or 5) working on a variety of different systems
• Shipped at least 2 high-quality large-scale multiplayer games in a capacity as Lead Programmer or Technical Director
• Extensive experience with 3D game development, including graphics, AI, physics, multiplayer, tools/pipelines, linear algebra
• Multiple projects’ experience with full game cycle, from conception to pre-production to production to pre-launch, to launch to live operations.
• Deep knowledge of C++ development, methodologies and libraries
• Deep knowledge of backend/server side technologies and architectures
• Strong commitment to clean code structure, avoiding tech debt, “rightsizing” code scope (neither under- nor over-engineered)
• Bonus points: Experience building 3D multiplayer shooter (1st or 3rd person), and familiarity with blockchain and related issues as pertain to games creation