LIGHTSPEED

Technical Director

US-California-Los Angeles · Director

Sponsorship not specified$169k-$347kDetected 19 days ago

CI/CDDevOpsUnreal EngineLeadership

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 $168,500.00 to $347,200.00 per year.
We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

We are building a new AAA first-person shooter IP for a global audience.
You will lead internal and global co-development engineering teams, align technology decisions to milestone goals, and ensure technical delivery supports both creative ambition and operational realities.
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.

Location State(s) US-California-Los Angeles The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $168,500.00 to $347,200.00 per year.

Competitive compensation and benefits.
Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.
As Technical Director, you will own the technical vision, architecture, and execution strategy required to deliver a high-performance, scalable, and reliable player experience across PC and console.

Collaborative, high-talent global team.
We are focused on bringing next generation experiences to gamers who want to enjoy them anywhere, anytime, across multiple genres and devices.

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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