Job Description

As a technical lead you will be working directly with a team of seasoned video game producers and the world’s best game studios to deliver multiple triple-A titles based on top tier global IP to our consumers.

You will be joining a team that is managing multiple large projects in flight at any given time, adding your expertise in game development to support teams and software in development, participate in project gate reviews, solve production problems in collaboration with our producers and our partners, add leverage where needed, and improve internal processes and execution.

Coming into this role, you will have the experience to quickly build strong partnerships across multiple internal cross functional groups and external studios and IP partners, instill confidence and identify gaps in our technology.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Studios producers to ensure timely delivery of large and complex projects built by internal teams and external partners, including some of the top studios and brands in the world, by working through influence to identify and solve technical, process, development and production issues
• Act as a liaison between internal product leaders, software leaders and Studio partners on technical plans, software development roadmaps, features and policies
• Advocate for issues that our teams and titles need addressed; driving, tracking and reporting out on resolutions
• Serve as a bridge between platform/OS development teams and content development teams to minimize collisions and compatibility issues. Evangelize value-add platform features to content teams.
• Evaluate, track, and report on technical progress, results, risks, mitigations and opportunities for the project being managed by the organization
• Problem solver who suggests solutions for technical challenges and brings the right people together to solve problems and resolve bottlenecks. Will not set mandates or assert direct control over the teams, but instead will connect the right people, set the framework and context, and communicate frequently, forming collaborative relationships to make things happen
• Jump into critical service outage situations, assess the problem, gather the right people and drive the issue to resolution as soon as possible to mitigate impact to our customers.
• Understand technical plans for our biggest investments; identify issues and propose solutions whether internal or off the shelf
• Translate strategy into plans that are clear and measurable, with progress shared out monthly to stakeholders
• Serve as a bridge between our development and legal teams to vet our titles through the lens of privacy and integrity.
• Potentially take over complex projects with multiple owners and drive them through completion.
• Domestic and international travel for this role may be required

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related
• Minimum 10 years experience in AAA video game development
• Game engine experience (Unity, Unreal)
• Experience developing for new platforms and/or handheld devices
• Solid understanding of the game development life cycle, tools and processes from pre-production through to launch and in to live services
• Demonstrated passion for video games and familiarity with multiple genres of VR, PC and/or console games
• Strong interpersonal skills with emphasis on building productive and positive relationships with 1st and 2nd party developers, managers, peers and cross functional partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Proprietary game engine experience
• Experience developing VR applications/games
• Platform development experience
• Working directly with external developers to release content on a platform