Chief Technical Officer (m/f/d)

We are setting up our studio, Thera Bytes, with a new focus - dedicated to developing core games for PC and consoles, with an emphasis on first-person gameplay in Unreal Engine 5. Alongside the CEO and CCO, your technical expertise and experience will complete our three-person management team. In this role, you will have the option to acquire equity in the company.

As CTO, you will embody the technical strategy and execution of our games and simulations. You will lead a small team of game developers and actively contribute to development alongside management, artists, and designers. With strategic foresight, you will make key technical decisions and represent this domain both internally and externally. You will define and continuously shape Thera Bytes' technical vision.

• Establishing a technical production pipeline for Unreal Engine 5
• Co-developing core technical systems for our in-house projects
• Leading a small development team
• Developing and communicating our technical vision
• Defining and ensuring the company's tech stack
• Representing the company and our products externally on technical matters

• Proven track record as an Unreal game developer
• A strong passion for games, with experience contributing to at least one commercially released game
• Solid experience in game development using Unreal Engine and C++ programming
• Ability to balance hands-on programming with a broader strategic view
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Very good English proficiency
• Bonus: Experience with first-person or multiplayer games

What to expect

• A creative team of game developers
• New technologies
• Own IP game development
• Work-for-hire game development
• Flat hierarchies
• Great responsibility
• Family-friendly work environment
• Home office
• Standing desks
• Memorable team events

What Sets You Apart

• An open and collaborative attitude
• A drive to make players enjoy your game
• A proactive mindset, presenting and championing your technical innovations

We Want to Hear From You

if you're excited to take on this responsibility and share our motivation to create the best games possible. We also encourage you to apply if you identify with this description but don't meet every requirement.

Please Refrain From Applying

if the pressures and uncertainties of a start-up in the games industry would be more of a burden than a source of inspiration for you.