About this role
Job title: Engineering Director
About the Role
As Engineering Director at teamLFG, you will hire, build and direct a technology organization to deliver innovative live game experiences. You will set and evolve a technology strategy aligned with project goals to support a new IP and genre, and you will lead a diverse team towards creating a franchise beloved by millions.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary project leadership to develop and maintain a product technology strategy informed by product vision and long-term goals.
- Direct the engineering organization (30+ engineers, internal FTE and external codev) leveraging Unreal Engine to tackle challenging problems and deliver reliable game experiences while managing technology risk.
- Recruit, nurture, and retain engineering talent; provide management guidance, coaching, and career development.
- Manage multiple senior engineering leads, providing technical guidance, constructive feedback, and career development support.
- Work with production leadership to schedule, track, deliver, and close out game features and releases, anticipating and mitigating risks.
- Communicate with PlayStation executives, directors, and technology teams as needed.
What We're Looking For
- Experience managing an organization of 20+ engineers on AAA game engineering teams
- Experience directing co-development engineering teams
- Experience developing and running online games in a live service environment
- Ability to align with leadership and translate goals into strategic technology solutions with an understanding of cost, efficiency, and quality tradeoffs, and then lead an organization to execute
- Ability to effectively communicate with and inspire fellow engineers by driving alignment on technology vision and architectural principles
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment, leveraging real-time chat communications and documentation across an entire game studio
- Ability to communicate with stakeholders of different business, technical, and non-technical backgrounds to align objectives and negotiate common goals
Nice to Have
- Experience with development using the Unreal Engine
- Experience with development on a variety of platforms (PC, console)
- Experience with agile development methodologies
Compensation & Benefits
- Base pay range: $255,000—$383,000 USD annually. Eligible for a bonus package.
- Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and employee discounts for Sony products.
- This is a flexible remote role with pay ranges varying by geographic location (Seattle example provided for reference).