Technical Director Job Vancouver area,BC Canada,Software Development

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

The key function of the Technical Director is to lead and manage the engineering team. They direct, oversee, and communicate project engineering efforts while collaborating for feedback with game stakeholders.

This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.

In this role, you can expect to:
Key Accountabilities Manage Engineering Team

Oversee the recruitment, onboarding, and performance management of the engineering team.
Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to engineers, ensuring their professional growth and development.
Foster a collaborative and productive team environment.

Communication and Project Updates

Regularly communicate updates regarding project engineering efforts to stakeholders, including the game client/server technology, development roadmap, and live operation of cross-platform products.
Keep stakeholders informed about technical progress, challenges, and solutions.

Technical Design and Development

Lead and manage the technical design and development of game software, ensuring that the design and architecture are extensible across projects.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to contribute directly to the design of major game features, technology budgeting, scheduling, and whole-project dependency analysis.

Development Bottleneck Identification and Coordination

Proactively identify development bottlenecks across all areas, disciplines, and projects.
Coordinate with teams and stakeholders to find and implement solutions to overcome these bottlenecks, ensuring smooth development processes.

Technical Debt Management

Understand and manage technical debts within the project, prioritizing and addressing them where they can increase efficiency.
Collaborate with teams to identify and mitigate technical debt risks, ensuring a sustainable and maintainable codebase.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Experience leading technical development in the mobile/video games space and have shipped at least 2 large scale game titles.
10+ years of progressive experience in a similar capacity including 5+ years in a technical leadership role, preferably in the game industry.
Experience with game engine(s):
Unity3D, Unreal, Frostbite, or others.
A people manager who has experience in developing team members’ career advancement.
Knowledgeable and approachable with demonstrated ability to drive to clear action and ownership.
Experience building and running highly scalable applications.
Game development experience on any platform (Mobile, iOS, Android, PC, Consoles).
Knowledge in how to deal with platform/device-specific issues.
A problem-solver who can also implement the solutions.

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:

Extended Health Coverage
:effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
DEIB Benefits
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DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments…