EA Mobile - 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.

We’re seeking a Technical Director to join our team of talented folks located in Redwood Shores. With this new, large-scale mobile game, we’re pushing the boundaries on every front so you’ll get a chance to stretch beyond your comfort zone and have the ability to learn while you contribute. Our team culture is collaborative and high-performance and we expect everyone to think like game makers and approach development with a Player First perspective.

* Blends hands-on technical work with technical leadership to support launching and maintaining a world class experience on mobile. * Set and enforce professional software standards across the entire engineering team, including partner teams within and outside the organization. * Make (or delegate making) software design and implementation decisions. * Identify and manage technical risks and opportunities. * Co-operate with other team leaders to manage change. * Responsible for the quality of technical deliveries. * Approves (or delegate approval) of all technical designs and effort / time estimates. * Works through technical leads to provide solutions to project-wide problems. * Defines memory and performance budgets for an entire project; enforces the application of performance budget and best practices. * Collaborate and coordinate with other Technical Directors at EA to identify opportunities and risks, to share best practices and effective processes. * Drives a "zero-defect" culture. * Uses metrics and analytics to anticipate future technology issues affecting the health or quality of the team and product. * Coach and mentor software engineers on the team. * Recruits and retains world-class talent to the team and company.

* Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent degree preferred. * More than five years working in games, ten years working on software development. * Experience leading engineering teams of a dozen or more. * Effective conflict management skills. * Launched successful mobile apps, prior experience with console development preferred. * Balanced technical, team, product, project and business requirements for successful outcomes. * Capability to make positive changes to teams, products and businesses. * C/C++, iOS, Android