Technical Director

2 Months ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Technical Director at EA will lead technical direction and development processes for mobile game projects and services. Reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, this role involves managing a team of engineers, promoting collaboration, and aligning teams to accomplish development goals. Responsibilities include guiding technical priorities across locations, ensuring alignment with leaders and peers. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership role. Expertise in mobile game development, web development, performance optimization, software design, algorithms, data structures, and Agile methodologies is crucial. Experience with continuous integration, road mapping, and prioritization is also essential.
Must have:
  • 10+ years software engineering experience
  • 3+ years technical leadership
  • Mobile game & web development expertise
  • Performance optimization skills
  • Agile methodologies & CI/CD experience
Good to have:
  • 3+ years mobile/web services development
  • Metrics & analytics experience
  • Client & server codebase experience
  • Passion for game development
Perks:
  • Paid time off
  • New parent leave
  • Free games
  • Holistic benefits program

Job Details

The Technical Director will report to the Senior Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical direction and development processes for mobile game projects and services

  • Manage a team of engineers, promoting continuous improvement and collaboration across disciplines and locations

  • Guide teams to align and accomplish development goals

  • Align with leaders and peers across locations on technical priorities

Qualifications

We encourage you to apply if you can meet most of the requirements and are comfortable opening a dialogue to be considered.

  • 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering

  • 3+ years in a technical leadership role

  • Experienced with mobile game development, web development, and performance optimization

  • Programming skills and expertise in software design, algorithms, and data structures

  • Experienced in Agile methodologies, continuous integration, road mapping, and prioritisation

Bonus

  • 3+ years of experience developing mobile software or web services

  • Background using metrics and analytics to determine the quality or priority

  • Comfortable working across client and server codebases

  • Passion for making and playing games

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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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