Associate Technical Director

Jagex

Associate Technical Director shaping Jagex’s Player Platform for RuneScape and connected gaming experiences. Leading engineering strategy, architecture, technical standards and senior technical teams.

Posted 8/18/2026full-timeCambridge • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining technical strategy and guiding architecture for complex software systems, with a strong focus on managing engineering teams and ensuring quality across platforms. Proven ability to translate strategic objectives into measurable outcomes while maintaining budget accountability and fostering team development.

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Technical Strategy DefinitionEngineering Team LeadershipJava and Spring BootAWS with EKS and KubernetesPerformance Management

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Hard Skills

Technical StrategyArchitecture GuidancePerformance ManagementSuccession PlanningWorkforce PlanningTechnology Lifecycle ManagementMicroservicesEvent-Driven SystemsBudget AccountabilityTechnical Standards

Soft Skills

CoachingMentoringCommunicationFeedbackKnowledge Sharing

Tools & Technologies

JavaSpring BootTypeScriptReactAWSEKSKubernetesTerraform

Industry Keywords

Enterprise PlatformsLarge-Scale SystemsEngineering StandardsTechnical QualityOutsourced Engineering Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaKubernetesMicroservicesReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define technical strategy for the Player Platform area with the Director of Player Platform and Associate Technical Directors
Translate strategy into actionable objectives and key results with Lead Engineers
Guide architecture and evolution across payments, subscriptions, accounts, identity, web and launcher systems
Own engineering principles and standards and report exceptions to senior leadership
Grow Lead Engineers and their teams through coaching, mentoring, feedback and objectives
Partner with product and business leaders to translate vision into technical options and explain trade-offs and risks
Own technology lifecycle from evaluation and procurement through operation, modernisation and decommissioning
Maintain budget accountability for SaaS platforms and outsourced capacity
Manage outsourced engineering partners and hold them accountable for technical quality and delivery
Serve as domain technology expert and champion quality across web, test, backend and cloud infrastructure
Ensure knowledge sharing and avoid single-person dependencies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience leading multiple engineering teams delivering and operating complex, business-critical software systems
Accountability for priorities, dependencies, risks, resources, budgets and delivery outcomes
Experience in enterprise or large-scale platform environments particularly relevant
Proven experience managing and developing senior technical leaders
Experience with performance management, succession, workforce planning and raising engineering capability
Strong track record defining technical strategy and establishing and evolving engineering standards
Experience translating strategic direction into clear, measurable technical objectives
Experience guiding architecture and evolution of complex systems alongside legacy platforms
Experience owning technology through evaluation, procurement, modernisation and decommissioning
Expert technical knowledge in a relevant engineering domain
Recent proximity to hands-on engineering
Strong working knowledge of Java and Spring Boot, TypeScript and React, AWS with EKS and Kubernetes, Terraform, event-driven systems and microservices
Ability to communicate technical options, trade-offs and risks clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
Experience managing external engineering partners or suppliers
Games industry experience is not required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan
Discretionary annual performance bonus
Minimum 6% Pension contributions
Life Insurance
Enhanced family leave policies from day 1
Flexible working hours
25 days annual leave + Bank holidays
Option to buy/sell holidays
Equal opportunities and an inclusive workplace
Reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process