Mobile Platform Technical Director

Requisition Number: 117301

Position Title: Technical Director II

External Description:

ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION

EA was founded 25 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming industry—and the company—has expanded immensely, but we are still driven by the same passion for developing, publishing, and distributing the world’s best games. Our history has been one of great success, and our future looks even brighter. Gaming has come a long way from Pac-Man & Space Invaders to modern EA favorites like Burnout, Battlefield, Mercenaries, Dead Space, Spore, FIFA, Madden, Need for Speed and the world’s most successful game franchise, The Sims. Fueled by our talented staff at locations right across the Globe we are united in our passion to continue shaping the future of interactive entertainment. Together we can make a difference. 

EA is the world leader in mobile gaming with a portfolio of mobile hits including FIFA, The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Real Racing, The Sims, Plants VS Zombies, Scrabble, Monopoly, and Bejeweled Blitz. The mobile gaming market continues to grow exponentially year over year and EA’s portfolio of world-class brands, access to external IP, and ability to create original hits puts the company in a unique position to increase this leadership position. Critical to this growth is EA’s ability to maintain our massive engaged audience and to successfully migrate these players to new games as they launch into the marketplace. 

EA has more than 9,000 employees located throughout the world in various locations including Redwood City, California (corporate headquarters); Vancouver & Montreal, Canada; Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; Orlando, Florida; Guildford, England; Geneva, Switzerland; Madrid, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China and Sydney, Australia. 

At present, EA is in the process of transforming its product delivery strategy by building out its mobile gaming capabilities in order to offer its content to the rapidly growing Mobile market.  As part of this transformation, EA has organized its mobile gaming efforts into a new business unit, EA Mobile, led by Samantha Ryan, SVP, EA Mobile.  Mobile is among the fastest growing platforms in gaming today, and technology and engineering will be critical factors in creating a new, world-class experience for the company’s industry-leading content.  

The Role

As part of the Mobile Central Technology team, you will have an impact on all EA mobile titles and help grow the mobile division’s business. Specifically, we’re looking for a Mobile Platform Technical Director to help define and deliver a robust set of client and/or backend solutions to operate games as a service. 

Key Responsibilities

As Mobile Platform Technical Director, you will be the main interface between game teams and the EA Digital Platform (EADP) team.

• As a key influencer, and in collaboration with the game and central teams, you will help define the internal platform product vision, roadmap and adoption
• Support game teams (Technical Directors, Product Managers, Development Directors) through feature request process, driving alignment & prioritization between short and long-term needs and keeping in mind what is best for our games and our players
• Test and vet new EADP product or features ahead of game team adoption
• Support game teams for EADP technical integration, Hands on if appropriate
• The role may extend to other internal or external technologies
• Document best practices and recommended implementations
• Suggest process improvements

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• Languages: C++, C#, Java and/or Go
• 5+ years of hands-on experience developing and running games as a live service
  • Preferably as a game Technical Director
• 10+ years of hands-on writing software, preferably in games.
• Experience developing on iOS or Android architectures.
• Exceptional analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Able to effectively and quickly build relationships and establish trust, respect, competence, and confidence
• Strong knowledge of source code management in a collaborative environment.
• Self-starter who proactively works towards continuous improvement
• Able to write clear communications, including email reports, documentation, and system-level designs
• Passion for creating fun, casual entertainment

 

Desired Experience

• Launched and supported at least three mobile games
• Experience developing, testing, profiling, scaling and monitoring live game services.
• Experience evaluating project performance issues and ability to judge appropriate action to remedy
• Ability to simplify seemingly complex technology for easier adoption
• Additional experience working on Console or PC multiplayer games a plus

EA 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 or veteran status. We will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

 

 

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Days Open: 181

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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.