Studio Technical Manager

Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing Toronto’s Technical Department. This includes managing both the technical process and the technical team. The ideal candidate has 10 + years of experience in software development. They also have experience managing a 10+ person team and have a solid understanding on employee management principles (motivation, training, resolving conflict, etc). 

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Manage the programmer team for the entire studio;
• Employee management;
• Manage employee’s performance evaluation and disciplinary follow ups;
• Active participation in recruitment (CV and portfolio sorting; test corrections; interviews; etc.)
• Project Management;
• Manage studio engineering resources to deliver high quality products on time and on budget;
• Coordinate with Studio Manager to establish project timelines, specifications, and mitigate risks;
• Be an expert in design, programming, debugging and optimization and communicate this expertise to the Technical team;
• Act as a mentor to Programmers especially in the areas of coding, architecture and best practices;
• Exceptional analysis and problem-solving skills;
• Program critical game modules;
• Oversee the development of necessary tools for teams;
• Collaborate with the Design and Art teams, to set the various restrictions in the game and implement each element;
• Act as technical authority for the studio and communicate technical requirements/limitations to publisher and external development studios.

Skills 

• University degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science;
• Advanced knowledge in 3D programming (OpenGL or DirectX);
• 5+ years’ experience programming in C/C++ , Objective-C, Java;
• 2+ years’ experience in the video game industry;
• 2+ years management experience;
• Experience leading at least 2 game projects to completion;
• Organized, independent, and a leader; Knowledge of the technical Pipeline and all the processes needed to make a game. 

Profile

• Proven leadership ability and able to share knowledge, excellent communication and team management skills;
• Able to work independently and under pressure;
• Able to produce results under tight schedules;
• Able to optimize code size and speed to take full advantage of the capabilities of each platform;
• Methodical and structured programming;
• Keen personal interest in video games with a solid knowledge of the field.