The primary role of the Technical Director is to assess sales opportunities, ensure smooth project delivery and set the strategic direction of company’s technological advance.
The Technical Director is uniquely qualified to understand the big picture of game development. The Technical Director identifies metrics, challenges and sets standards & guidelines, understands delivery and work flow, thinks strategically, and defines and directs the development process. The Technical Director works with the development team as an independent auditor, consultant, and director, reporting to the Engineering department head.
Directs and supervises design, architecture in respective discipline. Allocates available capacity to R&D activities, ensures technological leadership of company in game industry.
Involved in people management in case of evaluating professional skills of internal professionals or external candidates. Responsible for hiring decision making in cases for hiring highly skilled technical specialists.
Mentors and guides developers about technology choices, implementation or design approaches, architecture decisions.
Mentors Associate Technical Directors and Senior Engineers. Actively contributes to their Roadmaps. Offers regular guidance and direction.
Participates in bid proposal process. Helps determine engineer selection for new projects or rotations.
Conducts Engineering “brown-bag” technical discussions or training classes.