Technical Director – Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Full-Time / Office-based
Please note: This role will be office-based full-time in Kuala Lumpur.
Role:
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Technical Director to set the technical direction for our studio and lead our engineering teams across AA and AAA co-development projects. You will be part of a well-established British co-development studio starting up a new presence in Kuala Lumpur to ensure our projects align with the creative vision, meet player expectations, and achieve a high standard of quality. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong design background, a collaborative mindset, and exceptional leadership abilities.
Responsibilities:
- Own the technical vision and architecture across co-development and internal projects, in step with our partners’ requirements.
- Join a start-up team of Directors in setting up Flix Interactive’s new Kuala Lumpur studio, shaping its structure, culture, and ways of working.
- Set the bar: establish engineering standards, tools, and pipelines that keep quality, consistency, and efficiency high across the studio.
- Build the team from scratch: mentor engineering leads and senior engineers, and shape how we recruit, onboard, and grow them as the studio takes shape.
- Be the senior technical voice for our co-development partners and publishers, aligning on technology, scope, and deliverables.
- Guide delivery from prototype to final release, protecting quality, performance, deadlines, and budgets.
- Partner with design, art, animation, and production so technology empowers creative ambition.
- Tackle risk head-on: manage technical debt and bring in new tools, engines, and technologies where they give our teams an edge.
- Help us win new work with technical planning and estimates for pitches and bids, and represent Flix Interactive at industry events.
Essential:
- 10+ years in game development engineering, including time as a technical director, head of engineering, or senior lead on shipped AA or AAA titles (co-development experience is a big plus).
- Proven leadership: you mentor and grow talent, including other leaders.
- A start-up mindset: you’re energised by building something new, comfortable with ambiguity, and happy to roll up your sleeves.
- Deep knowledge of game engine architecture, performance optimisation, and multiplatform development (Unreal Engine and C++ preferred).
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with partners and senior stakeholders.
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills and a genuine love of games and technology. You play widely, and with a critical eye.
Desirable:
- Experience with build pipelines, multiplayer and networking, and presenting to partners, publishers, or executives.
Why Flix?
Flix offers a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio. Our team is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers who support one another in all aspects of development.
We offer:
- The opportunity to join a friendly, nurturing work environment and build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio.
- Work on market-leading titles and IP with globally reputable studios and publisher partners.
- Being part of a sustainably growing game developer studio as we consciously expand our team and projects on a case-by-case basis.
- Learning within an independent studio across a wide range of projects and opportunities both internal and external.
Application
Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.
Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com
If you love making games and you would like to contribute to a team and project where your drive and skills will be welcomed and encouraged, then we would love to hear from you.
For more information visit our site – Flix Interactive
Alternatively, call our recruitment team on – 01527 958 177
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