Technical Director - KYIV

PlayMagic expands its operations in the Ukrainian region with the opening of a new Kyiv Studio

 PlayMagic, the game development studio behind the upcoming Remake of Ubisoft’s XIII that will be published by French publisher Microïds, is proud to announce the opening of a new Studio in Kyiv that will expand the development capacity and skills of the Malta Studio, which recently reached a headcount of 45 full-time professionals.

PlayMagic Kyiv will be the work for hire arm of the group with the Malta Studio moving on to original title development soon.

The company just created a series of managerial positions for the new Studio and is on the hunt for the best talent in the region to join the group and help build the team to start working on some new upcoming Console, PC and VR projects.

What are you working on?

• Platforms: PC, VR, Console

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

Your responsibilities:

• Full accountability for all our games technology, architecture and tech processes across multiple products

• Identify, communicate and pursue key strategic engineering efforts

• Drive communication across all disciplines in coordinating engineering plans

• Lead technical design reviews to identify potential problems

• Identify/plan tool development to improve productivity

• Provide full support to teams when technical challenges are encountered

• Manage and coach our engineers to higher levels of excellence

• Maintain a broad view of emerging technologies and developments

• Champion sound, actionable, technical solutions required to provide a high-quality experience to our players

• Partner with production to remove blockers and consistently hit sprint goals

• Hands-on mentality and lead by example

What kind of professional are we looking for?

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highly experienced in games development leadership positions within companies with a core focus on complex, hard-core games

• Experience with Console development

• Strong knowledge of C#, C++, Java or other OOP languages

• Experience working with custom game engines and range of commercially available engines, including Unity3D and Unreal

• Very good knowledge of 3D Math and Physics

• Capability and the right attitude to mentor and teach software developers

• Exceptional communication and organizational skills, as well as strong research and analytical skills

• Good English language skills

BONUS QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in development of UI, audio and animation systems

• Experience of writing shaders using GLSL, HLSL or Cg

• Good CPU and GPU optimization skills

Why do we enjoy working here?

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Working on world-class projects in a creative atmosphere

• To be a part of a global team with European culture and management

• The opportunity to attend seminars, master classes, trainings and conferences;

• Working hours – from 9:00/10:00 until 18:00/19:00 Monday to Friday (with one-hour lunch break to have rest or enjoy games)

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Industry level of salaries and benefits

• Professional and Salary reviews per Objectives

• Referral candidate scheme

• Paid vacation, holidays and sick leave

• Modern and cozy office, located in the center of the city