Technical Director

Location: Canada, United Kingdom

Department: Production

Workplace: remote

Description

Devoted Studios is a globally remote game development company specializing in Co-development, Porting, and End-to-End Art Production for the global gaming industry.

We collaborate across time zones to support projects on all major platforms, engines and styles - from AAA titles to emerging technologies. Our team includes world-class talents who bring deep expertise in external development, pipeline optimization, and creative problem-solving. Whether it’s porting games to new systems, enhancing gameplay features, or crafting stunning visuals, Devoted Studios operates as a trusted, flexible extension of our partners’ internal teams. We are proud to be the development partner of choice for industry leaders such as:

• Epic
• Xbox
• Meta
• Obsidian Entertainment
• Riot
• Gearbox Software

We are currently seeking a Technical Director who will oversee all engineering across Devoted’s co-development projects. You’ll be responsible for technical strategy, execution quality, engineering leadership, and scalable systems that support multiple concurrent client partnerships.

You’ll act as the senior technical authority both internally and with external partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Strategy & Vision

• Define and execute the company’s long-term technology roadmap aligned with business and product goals.
• Evaluate, select, and evolve game engines, tools, pipelines, and infrastructure.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies, platforms, and industry trends.

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and mentor engineering, tools, and infrastructure teams.
• Establish best practices for coding standards, architecture, testing, and documentation.
• Build a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Game Technology & Architecture

• Oversee design of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance game architectures.
• Ensure efficient integration between gameplay, engine, tools, backend, and live-ops systems.
• Guide optimization for performance, memory, and platform compliance.

Production & Delivery

• Partner with Product, Design, Art, and Production to ensure smooth development pipelines.
• Balance technical quality with delivery timelines.
• Identify risks and proactively implement solutions.

Infrastructure & Operations

• Oversee backend services, cloud infrastructure, build systems, and deployment pipelines.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency.

Hiring & Talent Development

• Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent.
• Define career paths and growth plans for technical staff.

Stakeholder Communication

• Translate technical concepts into clear business language for executives and partners.
• Support investor and partner discussions when needed.

Requirements

Key Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience in game development.
• 5+ years in a technical leadership role (Director, VP Engineering, or CTO).
• Strong understanding game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity)
• Expertise in C++, C#, or other relevant game programming languages.
• Experience shipping multiple commercial games across PC, console, and/or mobile.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, networking, graphics pipelines, and optimization.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with live-service games and online infrastructure.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with automation pipelines.
• Experience working in multi-studio or distributed team environments.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong execution skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Collaborative and empathetic leadership style.
• Comfortable making high-impact decisions under uncertainty.
• Passion for games.

Benefits

• 26 days leave throughout the year (accrued with tenure and company downtime during holiday periods)
• Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
• Convenient working conditions – remote work, the opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
• А chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally.

This is a remote, full-time contracted position.

We are an equal opportunity company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.