Old World Industries

Director

• Own and communicate the overall technical vision and strategy for OFL.
• Define and oversee core architecture in Unreal Engine 5 (C++/Blueprint integration, networking, rendering, tools).
• Guide integration of backend technologies (e.g., External Service Providers, Microservices, and multiplayer infrastructure).
• Balance innovation with long-term maintainability, minimizing technical debt.
• Maintain stability of the OFL project and development processes (builds, etc.)
• Establish and enforce coding standards, documentation practices, and performance benchmarks across the team.
• Conduct technical reviews of major systems and pipelines (build, CI/CD, tools, online services).
• Ensure effective use of studio tools such as Confluence (documentation) and Jira (task/project tracking).
• Lead, mentor, and align Lead Programmers, ensuring collaboration across the sub-team.
• Provide guidance and coaching to senior engineers, supporting their growth into leadership or principal roles.
• Represent technical interests in cross-disciplinary leadership discussions with design, art, and production.
• Partner with Production to prioritize technical work and ensure realistic schedules.
• Clearly communicate technical risks, trade-offs, and opportunities to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure technical milestones are delivered in line with project goals and internal or external partner/publisher requirements.

Technical Director