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Technical Director

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 172096

Position Title: Sr Software Engineer II

External Description:

Technical Director - Ridgeline Games

 

Ridgeline Games is focused on building rich narrative campaigns with memorable characters and powerful experiences all in the Battlefield universe. We are building a new studio in the Seattle area composed of leaders and talent with a vast array of AAA game dev experience. As we assemble our diverse team, all who have a voice in making great games together, we're looking for a healthy mixture of tempered veterans and young passionate individuals eager to make a difference.

 

Role Overview: 

As the Technical Director you will guide technical planning on a development team to build, launch, and support a world class experience on a variety of platforms. You lead the engineering component of the team and provide direction to senior technical leads. In this important leadership role, you will work with other product leaders and technical partners as the technical expert for the team. Technical Directors balance strategic and tactical direction to deliver and maintain stable, scalable, cost-effective games with focused innovations.



Responsibilities:

  • As the Technical Director, reporting into the Studio GM, you will blend hands-on technical work with technical leadership to support launching and maintaining a world class experience.
  • Set and enforce professional software standards across the engineering team, including partner teams within and outside the organization.
  • Make (or delegate making) software design and implementation decisions.
  • Manage technical risks and opportunities.
  • Partner with other team leaders to manage change
  • Oversee the quality of technical deliveries.
  • Approves (or delegate approval) of all technical designs and effort / time estimates.
  • Work through technical leads to provide solutions to project-wide problems.
  • Define memory and performance budgets for an entire project; enforce the application of performance budget and best practices.
  • Collaborate with other Technical Directors at EA to identify opportunities and risks, to share best practices processes.
  • Use metrics and analytics to anticipate future technology issues affecting the health or quality of the team and product.
  • Mentor software engineers on the team.
  • Recruit and retain world-class talent to the team and company.



Qualifications:

  • Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent degree preferred.
  • 10+ years software development experience.
  • 5+ years of technical leadership experience.
  • Experience leading engineering teams of a dozen or more in size.
  • Conflict management skills.
  • Balanced technical, team, product, project and requirements for successful outcomes.
  • Capability to make positive changes to teams, products and businesses.
  • Solid knowledge of game application technology spanning client, server and infrastructure systems.

 

Benefits

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, and of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.

"COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $178,350 - $279,650

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby (following 1 year of service), medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity."

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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.

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Days Open: 287

Can this position be remote?: 1

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