Locations : Manchester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Location: Manchester Country: United Kingdom
Role ID : 206593 Worker Type : Regular Employee Studio/Department : EA Mobile - Playdemic Flexible Work Arrangement : Hybrid Description & Requirements
We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination. Reporting to the Head of Operations, Playdemic is looking for a Game Technical Director to join the management team overseeing the technical direction of our smash-hit Golf Clash. As the Game Technical Director, you will lead all technical aspects, including the technical design, DevOps and our technical teams including our engine, server and client teams to deliver high-quality features to millions of players. Responsibilities Lead the technology strategy, development, iterations and live operations of Golf Clash by working with the GM, Tech Art, Art Director, Production, & Engineering team. Partner with engineering people managers to guide and nurture the growth of engineers in the team. Partner with the game's Technical Leadership group to define strategic goals and milestones, establish best practices, and promote the engineering team's core development values. Work with Production, Development Directors, and other disciplines leads to scope tasks and input requirements. Work with EA central teams to adopt shared technology and influence their roadmaps with Golf Clash’s needs. Partner with the commercial team to create and adjust technical decisions and roadmap priorities for the game, using your technical expertise to draw out not only the WHAT & WHEN, but the WHY for the roadmap. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to the engineering team. Be a hands-on participant in architecture/design for our hardest technical challenges. Review completed engineering deliverables before release. Collaborate with broader team partners (design, art, UI, and product) to ensure that engineering interests and values are represented and maintained through the course of development, and that features are being developed with Tech capabilities and performance limitations in mind. Manage to completion, risks and mitigations for the game systems and backend services on the project. Guide the hiring process for the game's engineering team by identifying skill gaps and work with talent acquisition and people managers to find and recruit candidates. You have 10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer shipping games. 5+ years of experience leading a team of software engineers to develop and live service mobile or cross-platform games. Experience with large-scale software technical architecture and design using custom engines. Knowledge of server and infrastructure technology. Experience with performance analysis and code optimization. Experience collaborating with producers, artists, designers, product managers, project managers and other engineers. Experience with productive and critical conversations. Experience with long-term career mentorship of software engineers with varying levels of experience. Experience with at least one major cloud infrastructure solution (e.g. Amazon, Azure, Google). Bonus Familiarity with the following technologies: Unity/AWS/Redis/Jenkins. Expertise in iOS and Android platform development. Prior experience with console/PC development. Multiplayer technology service experience. About Electronic Arts We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Location: Manchester Country: United Kingdom
Role ID : 206593 Worker Type : Regular Employee Studio/Department : EA Mobile - Playdemic Flexible Work Arrangement : Hybrid Description & Requirements
We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination. Reporting to the Head of Operations, Playdemic is looking for a Game Technical Director to join the management team overseeing the technical direction of our smash-hit Golf Clash. As the Game Technical Director, you will lead all technical aspects, including the technical design, DevOps and our technical teams including our engine, server and client teams to deliver high-quality features to millions of players. Responsibilities Lead the technology strategy, development, iterations and live operations of Golf Clash by working with the GM, Tech Art, Art Director, Production, & Engineering team. Partner with engineering people managers to guide and nurture the growth of engineers in the team. Partner with the game's Technical Leadership group to define strategic goals and milestones, establish best practices, and promote the engineering team's core development values. Work with Production, Development Directors, and other disciplines leads to scope tasks and input requirements. Work with EA central teams to adopt shared technology and influence their roadmaps with Golf Clash’s needs. Partner with the commercial team to create and adjust technical decisions and roadmap priorities for the game, using your technical expertise to draw out not only the WHAT & WHEN, but the WHY for the roadmap. Provide technical mentorship and guidance to the engineering team. Be a hands-on participant in architecture/design for our hardest technical challenges. Review completed engineering deliverables before release. Collaborate with broader team partners (design, art, UI, and product) to ensure that engineering interests and values are represented and maintained through the course of development, and that features are being developed with Tech capabilities and performance limitations in mind. Manage to completion, risks and mitigations for the game systems and backend services on the project. Guide the hiring process for the game's engineering team by identifying skill gaps and work with talent acquisition and people managers to find and recruit candidates. You have 10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer shipping games. 5+ years of experience leading a team of software engineers to develop and live service mobile or cross-platform games. Experience with large-scale software technical architecture and design using custom engines. Knowledge of server and infrastructure technology. Experience with performance analysis and code optimization. Experience collaborating with producers, artists, designers, product managers, project managers and other engineers. Experience with productive and critical conversations. Experience with long-term career mentorship of software engineers with varying levels of experience. Experience with at least one major cloud infrastructure solution (e.g. Amazon, Azure, Google). Bonus Familiarity with the following technologies: Unity/AWS/Redis/Jenkins. Expertise in iOS and Android platform development. Prior experience with console/PC development. Multiplayer technology service experience. About Electronic Arts We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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