Tag Games is an ambitious and growing mobile game studio based in Dundee, Scotland. We have a 15 year legacy of making mobile games for some of the biggest brands on the planet.

This year Tag is embarking on our most ambitious and exciting title yet, developing a brand new cross-platform IP in partnership with a world-renowned publisher. We are looking for passionate new people to join us on our quest to forge a place in players' hearts.

Our culture is collaborative and relaxed. We encourage feedback and support each other to solve problems - always striving to be the best we can be. We are driven by a passion for quality and delivering outstanding products. If this feels like a studio where you can thrive and grow then we have a variety of roles available, both in our Dundee studio and remote. It would be great to have you join our team!

The Role:

Tag Games Studios is looking for an experienced engineer to lead, coordinate and support the client engineering teams on an ambitious new cross platform IP. You will play a pivotal role in development of this world-leading IP, supporting the engineering teams with technical direction, planning and architecture in coordination with other disciplines and stakeholders to deliver a best in class game play experience

Here's what you will be doing:

Working with the client teams to plan and review technical solutions to deliver a best in class game play experience
Collaborating with the other disciplines, including artists, designers and server engineers, to design solutions, provide feedback and technical expertise and manage dependencies
Working with production to define and prioritise work to ensure we make the best use of our resources
Helping to shape best practices and processes and ensuring effective roll out among the teams
Proactively communicating challenges, risks and requests to stakeholders
Helping to grow the team technically and culturally through hiring and development
Coordinating knowledge sharing across the teams to help facilitate effective development
Ensuring the health and quality of the client side code base

To do this job, you will need:

Professional experience leading, managing and developing large engineering teams
A strong understanding of common game/software development tools including Unity and Git
Proven track record of architecting and developing mobile games
Comprehensive understanding of game development on iOS and Android.
A broad knowledge base that allows for interaction and engagement on a range of topics including game play, graphics, networking, etc.
A proven ability to communicate with individuals and groups that are a mixture of technical and non-technical
Demonstrable experience in creating clear and understandable documentation for technical and non-technical audiences
To be able to provide constructive and helpful feedback
The ability to diligently and proactively operate on multiple fronts and at varying levels of detail. Balancing short term and long term goals

While not required, below are nice to have:

Overseeing multiple teams totalling 20+ engineers
Experience developing free to play games
Experience working on a live title providing regular updates
Delivery of console or PC titles
Familiarity with Agile development processes
Understanding of data oriented design and client-server systems
Have worked with distributed teams in different timezones
People management experience, providing coaching, mentoring and conducting 1-1s