Technical Director

Description

Role Overview:

The Technical Director is the most senior engineering position in game development. The TD is accountable for all of the technology and the overall quality of the code for their respective game studio. The TD is expected to be a key influencer at EA, helping to achieve studio-wide development goals. The TD is responsible for getting studio consent for all engineering related issues, and they are counted on to drive best practices for requirements, design, and architecture. The TD is also expected to innovate and pioneer design process, workflow, metrics, planning, and architecture. They encourage submissions of patents for ideas created at EA Maxis, interact on technical issues with a wide range of partners (e.g., hardware vendors, universities, third-party vendors), and examine technology developments in other industries to influence direction.