Tencent America LLC
Technical Director
US-California-Los Angeles · Director
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About the role
- Business Unit LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is made up of passionate players who advance the art & science of game development through great stories, great gameplay, and advanced technology.
- Location State(s) US-California-Los Angeles The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $147,800.00 to $343,600.00 per year.
- We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.
Responsibilities
- Architect core systems and make build-vs-buy decisions, including evaluation and integration of third-party technologies.
- Establish and enforce engineering standards across architecture, code quality, performance budgets, build systems, and release processes.
- Lead and evaluate work from global co-development teams, ensuring quality, alignment, and accountability across time zones.
- Partner with design and art to build scalable tools and pipelines that maximize content velocity.
- Drive multiplayer performance, networking stability, backend scalability, and live-service readiness.
- Mentor and grow engineering leadership, contributing to hiring and org design.
- Shipped at least one AAA PC or console title as Technical Director or Lead Engineer.
Compensation
- Location State(s) US-California-Los Angeles The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $147,800.00 to $343,600.00 per year.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.
Company info
- We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.
- Collaborative, high-talent global team.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community.
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