Technical Director, R & D

1 hour, 52 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Skydance

Skydance

Skydance Media is a leading entertainment company founded in 2010, creating immersive worlds and compelling stories through feature films, TV shows, and interactive platforms.

Media
251-1K
Founded 2017
$1600M raised

Description

  • Drive game-related research and development for new technologies that support immersive storytelling in games.
  • Build a roadmap for feature exploration in collaboration with technical leadership across multiple games.
  • Lead the development of new technologies that support both game development pipelines and player-facing features.
  • Architect technical plans and solutions to advance technology development.
  • Grow and manage an engineering team to deliver new technologies.
  • Collaborate with engineers and cross-disciplinary partners across the studio.
  • Communicate complex technical challenges and solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Identify current technical challenges in game development and help shape future development features and pipelines.

Requirements

  • Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to architect plans and solutions that drive technology development.
  • Extensive collaboration and communication skills with both engineers and cross-discipline partners.
  • Ability to articulate complex technical challenges to non-technical colleagues.
  • Deep understanding of the game development process, including current technical challenges and future feature/pipeline opportunities.
  • Shipped multiple titles using Unreal Engine.
  • Several years of experience building and managing engineering teams.
  • Experience developing new game-related technologies to support development and add new game features.
  • Legal residence in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New York, Texas, Washington, or Canada for remote consideration.
  • Experience level and compensation will be evaluated based on qualifications, location, and relevant expertise.

Benefits

  • Remote work is available for candidates legally residing in select U.S. states and Canada.
  • Annual base salary range in Los Angeles is $230,000 to $250,000.
  • Eligibility for a total compensation package that may include bonus and benefits.
  • Full-time role with flexible remote/hybrid work context.

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