Technical Director

Description

Want to be part of the Next Generation of games development?
EA is the leading developer for next gen games and looking for passionate gamers who want to be a part of this exciting time.
EA Canada currently has dozens of games in production and aside from some of the most profitable game titles like FIFA, NBA Street, NHL and Need for Speed, we are also developing some home-grown next gen New IP games as well for the Wii, PSP, XBox360 and PS3 including recently announced titles such as Boogie, Playground and Skate. A big emphasis moving forward is our drive towards online gaming with the advent of next gen console capabilities.
EA life feels just like what you dreamed a job could be. We’ve created a fun, casual work environment that let’s you be who you are and puts you at ease…so you can make great games.
Our main Burnaby campus, Electronic Arts Canada, is EA's largest facility with 400,000 square feet in a state of the art campus-like environment, with over 1700 employees, comes complete with a cafeteria, fitness centre, arcade lounge, intramural sports, indoor/outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, soccer field and a huge theatre.
- GET IN THE GAME!!!
Our Downtown campus, Electronic Arts Black Box captures the top four floors of a high-rise on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront. EAX is 70,000 square feet of panoramic views of the city, harbour, and mountains! The studio is well equipped with multiple sound studios, game trial theaters, disco lounge, cafeteria, arcade, DJ booth, gym, company store and outdoor balcony complete with fireplace and barbeque. Enjoy all that the downtown core has to offer all the while working on one of EA’s most successful franchises – NEED FOR SPEED!!!

Position Overview

With a technical background and proven game development experience, the Technical Director is uniquely qualified to understand the big picture of game development. The Technical Director would gather metrics, challenge and set standards & guidelines, understand data and work flow, think strategically, and define and direct the development process. The TD would work with the development team as an independent auditor, consultant, and director.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for all technical process and technology within assigned teams and their related needs across a Business Unit and/or Studio.
Provide strategic planning and direction.
Accountable for all technology on a large project or several small projects.
Accountable for overall technical design; influence and approve overall architecture; ensure design is reviewed.
Accountable for overall code quality; ensure code is cross platform and reusable and testable; ensure code is reviewed.
Accountable for overall performance; define metrics and sets targets.
Oversee all internal and external project dependencies, risks and critical paths; ensure contingency plan is in place; recommend solutions and approve plan & timelines; understand overall impact on all stakeholders.
Identify career opportunities; grow staff capability; establish the staff profile, performance & training standards, staff planning, succession planning, and compatibility; work with Human Resources regarding Career Growth/Succession Planning.
Drive engineer recruiting; work with HR/Recruiting to hire top talent.