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Gearbox is looking for a skilled and dedicated Technology Director to join our high-caliber publishing team. In this role, you will help multiple external teams bring their vision to audiences worldwide. The ideal candidate has experience working in the development trenches in direct or indirect leadership roles and is familiar with all aspects of game development and publishing-related responsibilities. You will be expected to communicate with varying roles and teams with a high degree of emotional intelligence. The right fit will deliver world-class entertainment experiences by working across the publishing and game teams to help find effective solutions to challenging problems.

Responsibilities

  • Guide external teams throughout the development process
  • Help define and review external milestone deliverables
  • Partner with production to keep projects on time and on budget
  • Provide feedback for titles in all stages of development, from inception to release
  • Identify opportunities for improvements in processes and tools, and direct teams to implement improvements

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years’ experience in a technical leadership role at a video game studio or publisher
  • Multiple AAA console, mobile, or PC titles shipped
  • Experience identifying and managing external teams
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages and operating system environments
  • Expert knowledge in one or more major functional areas of game development and publishing:
    • Audio
    • Graphics
    • Gameplay
    • Engine Systems
    • Tools and Pipeline
    • Release Engineering
    • Backend and cloud services
    • Online / Multiplayer gameplay
  • Understanding of risk management principles and demonstrated ability to put them into practice
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Customer-service-oriented, doing what it takes to help partners succeed while setting clear boundaries of responsibility