Make your positive impact on the future of gaming

As the gaming industry undergoes rapid transformation, from the rise of free-to-play to the emergence of play-to-earn games and GameFi, Nyan Heroes stands at the vanguard of this revolution. With a focus on crafting a AAA multiplayer shooter set to launch its alpha in late 2024, we're committed to pushing the envelope.

By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Nyan Heroes aims to involve and empower players equitably in all aspects of the game and its economy. Our mission is to set the gold standard for fair, sustainable game development in the GameFi space, leading the industry's advancement technologically, ethically, and inspirationally.

About the role:

The Engineering Director will be part of Senior Leadership and collaborate closely with other team members. This is a Senior leadership role, taking a game from concept to launch and ongoing support.

What you’ll be doing:

Establish and own the technical strategy for the game, balancing risks and rewards to ensure the final project is not only awesome, but also achievable.
Define organisational and career progression strategies for engineering staff
Work with technical leadership roles to understand organisational pain points and identify strategies for addressing them.
Communicate technical matters to internal and external stakeholders to align on and support decisions.
Act as hiring manager for engineering talent.
Line/matrix manage engineers and engineering leads.
Work closely with HR to deliver effective performance reviews across the engineering team.
Partner with colleagues in production craft to help remove impediments for technical delivery and identify iterative improvements to workflow.
Collaborate and advise on project planning, staffing plans, and workflows that are needed to deliver the product and guide transformational change in the studio.
Identify and help manage partnering opportunities for development efforts, both internally and externally.

About you:

10+ years of experience shipping multiple AAA games on console or PC
Experience supporting a live service game, from development planning to delivery of content and features post-launch
Deep experience with first and/or third-person shooters
Exceptional communication, cross-discipline collaboration, and leadership skills
Extensive experience with Unreal Engine
A great communicator, able to communicate clearly with and get the best out of groups and individuals. You are able to rapidly understand requirements and issues, in order to accurately specify solutions.
Comfortable with and confident in traversing unexplored game design territory, helping refine ideas into shippable features
Professional leadership experience