Technical Director

Requisition Number: 155387

Position Title: Technical Director I

External Description:

Technical Director

 

Role Overview

The Technical Director (TD) is the most senior engineering position in game development. The TD is accountable for all of the technology and the overall quality of the shared rendering code for EA Sports. The TD is expected to be a key influencer at EA, helping to achieve studio-wide development goals. The TD is responsible for getting studio consent for all rendering related issues, and they are counted on to drive best practices for requirements, design, and architecture. The TD is also expected to innovate and pioneer design process, workflow, metrics, planning, and architecture. They encourage submissions of patents for ideas created at EA, interact on technical issues with a wide range of partners (e.g., hardware vendors, universities, third-party vendors), and examine technology developments in other industries to influence direction.

 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all technical decisions across a product
• Final reviewer for all technical design documents
• Maintaining a stable code platform
• Cross Platform Development
• Engine Level Code Design and Architecture
• Researching and implementing cutting-edge rendering techniques
• Multi-year technical planning across a project(s)
• Risk analysis and mitigation
• Working with other Technical Directors & Senior Engineers to promote new technology & processes across the studio / company
• Defining and adhering to key performance metrics

 

 

What skills does EA look for in a Technical Director?

EA looks for extensive experience with all technology systems and pipelines. The TD must be a great team leader and a great team player, with great technical skills as well as unflagging energy and focus. The TD must also have excellent oral and written communication skills. They typically have a degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) and have a minimum of 8+ years of game programming experience. Most TDs have been a Lead or mentored a small engineering team. They have strong C++ programming skills, plus solid experience in low-level programming and debugging and in integrating complex systems. They also have experience in using automated testing, unit testing, or Configuration Management processes.

 

Skills and Experience

• Masters degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent training and professional experience
• 8+ years development experience
• Proficiency with C++
• Experience in object-oriented design and implementation.
• CPU/GPU Optimization
• Domain knowledge in multiple areas such as gameplay, online, rendering, physics, animation, runtime, or platform technologies is a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices and development methodologies; specifically Agile Scrum
• Understanding of memory management, multiple processor use, and runtime optimization.
• Experience in the design and implementation of cutting edge graphics techniques and detailed knowledge of graphics hardware
• Prior experience shipping a console game (i.e. PS4, Xbox)
• Ability to test, debug, and extend other Software Engineer's code competently.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• Constantly innovate how to improve product quality as well as group productivity.
• Excellent decision making capabilities.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles and solutions.
• Experience mentoring a large team of engineers.
• Ability to foster a strong community with an emphasis on high performance and guaranteed delivery.

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Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 72

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.