Technical Director (Game Development)

TL;DR

Technical Director (Game Development): Leading technical solutions and teams to craft visually stunning and performant game environments with an accent on custom shaders, rendering pipeline optimization, and Unreal Engine extension. Focus on solving complex graphical and performance challenges across platforms and documenting workflows for team enablement.

Location: This role is primarily on-site at our Tokyo office, Japan. Visa sponsorship available.

Company

hirify.global is a game development company collaborating with industry veterans to craft visually stunning and thematically coherent environments.

What you will do

• Develop and implement technical solutions, ensuring seamless collaboration across teams.
• Lead the technical team, including technical artists and engineers, to deliver high-quality results.
• Craft custom shaders, materials, and cutting-edge graphical techniques for distinct visual effects.
• Optimize rendering pipelines to reduce performance bottlenecks while maintaining visual fidelity.
• Extend Unreal Engine functionality using C++ and Python.
• Document workflows, develop tools, and train team members on new pipelines and processes.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of Unreal Engine, including rendering, blueprints, shaders, animation, and advanced scripting.
• Proven experience creating unique visual styles for games or media projects.
• Expertise in optimizing rendering pipelines and maintaining visual fidelity across platforms.
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing rigging pipelines.
• Advanced skills in programming languages relevant to game development (C++, Python).
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering results on high-visibility projects.
• Strong communication skills for interfacing with diverse teams and external stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, or 10 years working in the games industry in any capacity (required for Japanese VISA).
• Business-level Japanese language skills.

Nice to have

• Ability to implement cutting-edge graphical techniques.
• Familiarity with training team members and documenting technical workflows.
• Pre-existing Japanese language skills or a willingness to learn.

Culture & Benefits

• Reimbursement for transportation expenses and medical checkups.
• Congratulatory and condolence payments, retirement allowance.
• Employee discount for products on our e-commerce site.
• Beer Day (in-house lecture from prominent industry figures).
• Movie viewing allowance, company support for visiting museums.
• Company support for attending lectures, seminars, certification acquisition, and examination fees.
• Japanese lessons for non-Japanese employees (in-house / occasional).
• Bonuses paid twice a year based on performance (full-time employees only).
• Wage revision once a year, based on evaluation and performance.
• No dress code, no restrictions on hairstyle or hair color.