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Technical Director

Location: Galway, Ireland

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Requisition Number: 156780

Position Title: Technical Director I

External Description:

We are EA—the world’s largest video game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles—FIFA, Battlefield, Madden, Battlefront, The Sims, Need for Speed, Plants vs Zombies and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, to name a few. But maybe you don’t know how we’re committed to creating games for every platform—from social to mobile to console—to give our consumers that anytime, anywhere access they demand. What does that mean for you? It means more opportunities to unleash your creative genius, be inspired by those around you and ignite your path in any direction you choose.

The Challenge Ahead

A brilliant chance for a talented and experienced software engineering professional to move into, and develop, within the fast-paced world of gaming.

If you are ready to make the difference, every day, with outstanding technology and development teams to achieve the products that reach and delight the most avid consumers worldwide then we have the role for you. The Engineering Services team drives tools, innovation and development to deliver the leading entertainment products and eco systems that are expected from EA, while improving the quality of life for every content creator and tester within our teams world-wide.

Join us for an opportunity to work with the best game development teams in the world.

What Does a Technical Director do at EA?

Strategy & Planning

  • Establish the road map for the team by working with customers to delivery required technology, methods and process to accomplish opportunities identified by working with partners across EA studios worldwide.
  • Provide strategic planning and direction in the area of integrating, testing, releasing and live services of solutions and infrastructures for the group.

Implementation & Deployment

  • Provide technical oversight and direction to the local development teams.
  • Conduct code reviews, and establish a quality assurance process, including continuous integration and static code analysis.
  • Approve proposed development releases and oversee the release process for solutions.
  • Monitor solution usage, performance and resolve any failures.
  • Provide consulting to partners to promote collaboration and gain understanding on strategies at the component, sub-system, system level and services.
  • Ensure appropriate technology is used to achieve the best overall benefit for the business.

Operational Management

  • Ensure technical problems are resolved and cost-effective.
  • Ensure that internal technological processes and customer-facing services comply with expectations.
  • Promote achievement of the team business goals and develop policies for sharing software code, technological innovation and business processes, and other intellectual property.
  • Help create a technical community by developing excellent relationships with technical peers in game development teams and other groups throughout EA studios.
  • Participate in recruitment and coaching of engineers to enhance individual effectiveness and professional growth.

You Will Need:

  • 10+ years’ experience with web development frameworks for both front-end (Angular JS, React, etc.) and back-end development (.NET Web API, Ruby on Rails, Spring / Play, PHP, etc) as a full stack engineering lead or developer.
  • 4 years software industry technical experience working on quality verification tools, test automation or development process improvements.
  • Experience working with multiple different types of data storage technologies, such as SQL-based data stores (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, etc.), document-based data stores (MongoDB, Couchbase, Elasticsearch, etc.), and others.
  • Experience with Continuous Integration and Test-Driven Development, and experience leading a team in implementing these principals.
  • A desire to contribute to a unique creative environment collaborating with global talent.

Bonus Points For:

  • Experience with containerisation (Docker) and development / deployment in a distributed hosting environment.
  • Passion for video games and digital entertainment.
  • Ability to travel.

You'll be an essential player in EA’s approach for ensuring its games meet the highest possible software quality standards.

It’s not easy building the world’s best digital playground. It’s hair-standing-on-end exhilarating. It’s down-in-the-trenches challenging. It’s stroke-of-brilliance-at-midnight creative. It’s you—taking risks, challenging yourself, pursuing ideas, changing the way millions of people do something they love: play. In an industry that’s changing every day, EA is positioned for growth thanks to smart plans, acquisitions, and most importantly, our creative people around the world who gather each day to unite the world through play. We take that last part very seriously, so if what you’re reading excites you as much as it does us, apply today.

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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.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 189

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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