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Technical Director
4 years ago
Blackbird Interactive needs an experienced technical leader for a major new project. Are you comfortable balancing today's priorities with next year's goals to form and execute a technical plan to achieve both? Can you build, guide and inspire a team of engineers to support the creative ambitions of designers and artists? Do you have a strong, hands-on understanding of technology and the development process? Do you also care about people?
Responsibilities
- Ensure designers and artists have the technical capabilities they need to hit the ground running with gameplay prototyping and visual target explorations.
- Spearhead the timely assessment of alternative technology foundations for the project and choose a path forward that will meet creative objectives and timelines.
- Champion the use of Blackbird software engineering practices for design, testing, implementation and code reviews.
- Maintain a birds-eye technical view of the project while keeping your hands dirty in the code.
- Work closely with the programmers on your team to understand their technical and personal needs.
- Jump wholeheartedly into learning new technologies and systems and leverage them in creative ways to meet our technical and business needs.
- Assess requirements and provide effort estimates to guide an evolving development plan.
- Embrace and help improve our engineering practices for solid design, testing, and implementation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of proven development with multiple shipped commercial products, preferably AAA games.
- 3+ years of experience leading successful engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of C++ and C#.
- Self direction and a proven ability to thrive in a highly dynamic environment.
- Strong inter-disciplinary collaboration skills, including verbal and written skills.
Pluses
- Experience with Unreal, Unity 3D, or other similar full-featured game engine.
- Console development experience.
- Strategy game development experience.
- Demonstrated passion for games and technology.
- Interest and enthusiasm for astronomy and space exploration.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
At Blackbird, we're all about being true to our roots. We started small in our CEO's garage, and even though we're expanding, our desire is to stick to that foundation of creativity, community, and collaboration. Our team has proved that great ideas can come from any position in any discipline, so it's important to us to make sure every voice is heard.
Work/life balance is extremely important to us, and we've demonstrated that over the years by severely limiting over-time requirements. We want people to be happy about coming to work every day, and to that end we offer lots of opportunities for growth and development--whether it's lunch and learns, team events, or our generous vacation days, paid holiday closure and flexible schedules. We also try to provide every opportunity possible for our employees to spearhead R&D initiatives through our BlackOps program. In short, don't expect to feel like a cog in a machine working for BBI.
Must be eligible and available for Full Time & On-site work in Vancouver, BC.
Please send a cover letter with your resume and application. If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.
Blackbird Interactive is committed to diversity and building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on genders, races, national and ethnic origins, religions, ages, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities.
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