Technical Producer
Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.
As part of our continued growth, we have an opportunity for a Producer to join our Shared Technology Group (STG) to work on the Cobra Engine project.
Frontier has a proud history of developing game technology, building games with our in-house Cobra engine and forging creative solutions to a wide range of challenges. Our Shared Technology Group is at the center of the engine, tools and techniques that we develop. As part of the Shared Technology Team, your skills will supplement a fantastic group of talented engineers who are passionate about making great games and the technology that underpins those games. You will use your software development experience both to help drive Cobra into the future, and to empower game teams to get the most from the technology that we build.
Working with current and future game team direction, you will help organise the development, maintenance and support of Cobra along with complementary tools and services.
Developing great games pushes us to the cutting edge of technology and entertainment, and you will play an important role in directing our journey on exciting new frontiers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Co-ordinate the work of a couple of the STG work streams in collaboration with the team Leads, reporting to the Lead Producer
- Schedule and track work using Hansoft and JIRA
- Run morning stand-ups, sprint reviews, sprint planning and retrospectives for your work streams
- Support multiple internal projects
- Identify and mitigate project risks, and proactively prevent/solve issues
- Champion and promote the STG processes and practices
- Work with the STG Production team to maintain the STG bug database and triage bugs across the STG
- Work with the STG Production team to maintain and triage the STG backlog
- Work with the Lead Producer to analyse, implement and champion improvements to working practice
- Help deliver products on time and to quality
About You:
- Previous experience in a similar role in games or another software development industry
- Good understanding of Agile and Waterfall processes
- Used to helping programmers to analyse requirements, break-down tasks and estimate work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable working with staff at all levels and across multiple departments
- Able to help and motivate developers to achieve the best possible results
- Skilled problem solver
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Familiar with bug and task tracking software
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.
Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.
We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.