Fortis Games · 1 day ago
Technical Director (Game Team)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/ExecutiveFortis Games is a company dedicated to creating great games that foster community and belonging. As a Technical Director, you will lead the engineering team for a mobile-first free-to-play live service game, overseeing technical architecture, team development, and cross-functional collaboration.
GamingPC GamesVideo Games
Responsibilities
Lead and develop your game's engineering team, mentoring engineers across experience levels and building a culture of ownership and accountability that enables autonomous, high-performing execution
Own the technical architecture and strategy for your game — making build vs. buy decisions, establishing system designs that balance immediate delivery with long-term scalability, and keeping the codebase maintainable through years of live operations
Champion engineering workflows that prioritize speed and reliability. From feature development and testing to deployment and live service integration, ensure your team can iterate rapidly, validate quickly, and ship with confidence
Partner proactively across disciplines (Product, Design, Art, Data, QA) to remove blockers and ensure engineering is a solutions-oriented partner throughout the development lifecycle
Establish and uphold best practices for code quality, mobile performance, observability, and technical documentation that keeps your game running smoothly at scale
Leverage shared technology and central platform tools effectively, integrating common frameworks to accelerate delivery while contributing feedback to improve shared systems across the portfolio
Manage engineering resource allocation, making data-informed decisions to balance feature delivery, technical debt, and live operations while maintaining team sustainability
Represent engineering in game leadership forums, communicating technical strategy clearly to non-technical stakeholders and ensuring engineering considerations shape product decisions early
Qualification
Required
Proven experience as a Technical Director or equivalent, shipping and operating mobile free-to-play or live service titles with deep understanding of the full development lifecycle
Strong technical credibility in Unity and mobile game development, with the ability to make sound architectural decisions, review code meaningfully, and mentor engineers effectively
Track record of building high-performing engineering teams in fast-paced, ambiguous environments — developing talent, fostering collaboration, and maintaining high standards
Experience as a cross-functional partner who can translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders, influence without authority, and align engineering with business goals
Fluency with the free-to-play business model and designing systems that support monetization, live operations, and data-driven iteration
Passion for solving problems from first principles and finding innovative solutions rather than defaulting to convention
Clear, direct communicator who builds trust across a globally distributed, remote-first team spanning multiple time zones
Self-directed ownership mentality — you identify what needs to be done and take the initiative to get it done
Company
Fortis Games
Fortis is a video game developer and publisher dedicated to building the best social experiences in games. It is a sub-organization of Sands.
Founded in 2021
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
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Dan Teodorescu
Game Director
Fede Puopolo
Senior Animator
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