Technical Director

Requisition Number: 158570

Position Title: Technical Director I

External Description:

Technical Director

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets.

EA Canada is seeking a Technical Director for our new platform team. This position involves working with artists, game programmers, and designers in leading the engineering efforts for our unannounced project. We're currently seeking a Technical Director with experience building great games while working with an ambitious team, and who fundamentally cares about a philosophy of building with purpose, fun, and design.

Responsibilities:

• Defining technical roadmap for all technology on unannounced gamer
• Auditing the technical quality of all major project milestones
• Defining Configuration Management, Automation and Operational strategies in partnership with backend team
• Identifying and mitigating all technical risks for the Mobile game team
• Mentor junior engineers to develop timeframes, improve dependencies, and lead best practices in code review
• Define variables, constraints, and outputs for technical and game design roadmaps in achieving innovative objectives with quality and speed
• Partner with game designers, lived operations, and illustrators in creating fun game mechanics

Skills and experience

• 10+ years leadership experience in the mobile gaming industry
• Experience with defining and leading platform initiatives
• Extensive experience with a breadth of programming languages and tools
• Efficient time management and proven ability to estimate time needed for engineering task completion
• Experience and curiosity in multiple areas of game development (e.g. UI, server technology, tools, etc.)
• Constantly innovate how to improve product quality as well as group productivity
• Ability to identify project risks
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills
• B.S. in Computer Science

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Company Profile:

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: 4

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

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.