Multiple Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Quebec, Canada
“Motive” is the driving force within us that takes us from an idea to reality. Our studio provides a safe, trusting, and empowering environment for our game teams to unleash their creativity across massive brands.
But we’re not talking about the expected, the conventional, the cliché. We want none of that. Here, you will play a significant role in making the extraordinary. You’ll also help shape our culture. Here, everyone has a voice, everyone can be themselves, everyone is welcome.
Motive is seeking an Technical Director to join its central technology team.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage a multidisciplinary team of programmers and technical experts that works in collaboration with Motive game teams and the Frostbite team to create and improve engine functionalities and game development workflows.
- Put in place collaboration processes and workflows which help drive priorities and roadmap for the technology team, in partnership with game team leaderships.
- Define development processes and best practices for requirement analysis, design, implementation and testing.
- Establish guidelines in terms of stability, performance and memory usage.
- Work with team members on performance reviews, mentorship, and regular feedback.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of experience in a comparable role, working with a AAA game engine
- Advanced knowledge of C++ and C#
- Contributions to advanced software, through high-quality shipped game titles
- Experience optimizing and debugging complex multi-threaded systems
- Experience managing other programmers
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills
- Passion for making and playing innovative AAA games
About EA
At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.
We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free video games and so much more!
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