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| subject: Techincal Director , Electronic Arts Electronic Arts is looking for Techincal Director duration - Full Time Job details: Techincal Director EA -- Technical Director Electronic Arts (EA) is the world's #1 independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment. We develop award winning games from our studios around the world from Shanghai to Stockholm and from Florida to California. While we have the stability of an industry giant, we are organized into small, agile and fun teams. We are starting a team to create an innovative online game that will shock the world. We need a technical director to drive the technology decisions. A technical director (TD) is a combination auditor, facilitator, and engineer. A TD has been around the block in the games industry, with experience as Lead Engineer on a multi-platform product. If needed, a TD can jump into an engineering role on the team, but their main role is to look ahead and guide the team away from the trouble spots their experience tells them are ahead. Initially the TD is heavily involved with the design team, and responsible for ensuring a technical design is created that reflects the shared vision for the game. They also look outside the team to find useful technology within and outside EA that can help make their project better. The TD also works with the Director of Development (DD) to recruit, retain, and grow an amazing team of engineers. Job Responsibilities Driving engineers towards excellence via influencing, mentoring, and enthusiasm Owning the Technical Design Review process from beginning to end Creating a rock-solid software engineering process Ensuring the team is always working to a holistic, well-articulated systems architecture and game design Ensuring the technical environment and processes are of highest efficiency for team members Working closely with engineers to ensure high communications and consistency Evaluating engineering project milestones and overall progress Evaluating technical project risks and possible solutions. Identifying technical problems that need to be solved, and working with engineers and technical artists to solve them. Becomes hands-on when appropriate. Bringing in the best-of-EA technical practices and solutions to the team Maintaining engineering skill by spending time programming and code reviewing Requirements Extensive experience with all technology systems and pipelines of a MMORPG / causal game portal / PC packaged game with multiplayer online. Be a team player, exhibiting unflagging energy and focus Posses excellent oral and written communication skills 8+ years of game programming experience Shipped at least a MMORPG / causal game portal / packaged game with multiplayer online as a senior/lead engineer Lead or mentor a small engineering team Posses solid C++ programming skills Experience in low-level programming and debugging Experience in integrating complex systems together Experience in using automated testing, unit testing, Configuration Management processes Good references! Preferred Familiar with EA technologies Shipped a mobile game Co-developed a game with overseas development partners If you want to be a part of EAs vision to push to the next level, then here is your chance. Get in the game and apply today! Please contact Dalma Bolech at dbolech@ea.com Location: Redwood City, CA, United States Contact info: E-mail: dbolech@ea.com |
