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SUMMARY:Technical Director - American Football
DESCRIPTION:EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in
  the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interacti
 ve technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SP
 ORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport throug
 h industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA S
 ports FC soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.\n\nWe’re looking for you 
 to help shape the technical foundation for an exciting American Football p
 roject, as well as to provide leadership and oversight to a talented and g
 rowing team of game developers. *This position will require a hybrid onsit
 e presence*\n\nReporting to a Head of Engineering, you will:\n- Collaborat
 e with studio leadership to define and execute strategic goals and milesto
 nes, establishing best practices that promote our core development values,
  especially in rendering, CI/CD, personalization, backend systems, and pre
 sentation.\n- Partner with production staff, directors, and other leads to
  determine engineering tasks and manage schedule requirements effectively.
 \n- Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers, fostering an e
 nvironment where everyone can thrive and grow.\n- Review completed enginee
 ring tasks in collaboration with the Franchise Technical Director, product
 ion staff, and other leads, ensuring quality and alignment with project go
 als.\n- Advocate for technology interests and policies throughout developm
 ent, ensuring that future technology is developed on schedule and meets th
 e needs of our game’s vision.\n- Engage in research to acquire new knowled
 ge necessary for your role and to maintain the technological evolution of 
 our ambitious project.\n- Stay informed about Tiburon and EA's current gam
 e designs and emerging technologies across multiple genres in the gaming i
 ndustry.\n\n You have:\n - 15+ years of software engineering experience, w
 ith a solid understanding of the complexities involved in multiplayer game
 s.\n- Experience shipping multiplayer AAA titles across multiple generatio
 ns of hardware platforms.\n- Proven experience working on large-scale live
  services titles, demonstrating your ability to adapt and innovate in a dy
 namic environment.\n- 10+ years of leadership and people management experi
 ence, with a focus on building supportive and collaborative teams.\n- Expe
 rtise in managing large code bases, gameplay mechanics, networking, and op
 timization, contributing to a seamless user experience.\n- Advanced C/C++ 
 skills.\n- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent professiona
 l experience.\n\nAbout Electronic Arts\nWe’re proud to have an extensive p
 ortfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportu
 nities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curio
 sity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space fo
 r learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue o
 pportunities for growth.\n\nWe adopt a holistic approach to our benefits p
 rograms, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community
  wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet lo
 cal needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, 
 retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and
  more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best
  to what they do.\n\nElectronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All
  employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national ori
 gin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientat
 ion, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pr
 egnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other chara
 cteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified app
 licants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also m
 akes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities 
 as required by applicable law.\n\n
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