Lead Technical Architect

2 weeks ago

Austin, Texas, United States Electronic Arts Full time

Requisition Number:
183492

Position Title:
Technical Director I

External Description:
At Electronic Arts, we are the premier publisher in the gaming industry.

Our portfolio includes renowned titles such as Madden, FC, Apex Legends, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dead Space, Battlefield, and Star Wars.

We are dedicated to developing games across various platforms—from social to mobile to console—ensuring our players have access whenever and wherever they desire.

This commitment opens doors for you to showcase your technical expertise.

The Digital Platform (EADP) division at EA is pivotal in steering essential technology choices and investments on a global scale, impacting all divisions and studio teams.

Leadership in technology and engineering is vital at EA to create the best games and services in the industry. The EADP team is at the forefront of delivering cross-platform services that keep our players engaged with our games at any time, from anywhere, and with anyone.

We are seeking a Technical Director.

In this role, you will be a key technical contributor within the central engineering team, responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining high-performance services at a global scale for our next-generation games.

EA's extensive network of games serves millions of active users each month.

You will have the chance to develop advanced platform capabilities that manage hundreds of thousands of requests per second, enhancing player engagement for many of the industry's leading titles.

If you enjoy tackling intricate computing challenges, are a dedicated team player, and excel in a dynamic, fast-paced development environment, this role is ideal for you.

Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, design, and construct highly scalable services, solutions, platforms, and UI components with exceptional performance.
- Define technology roadmaps and directions for platforms, products, and features.

- Innovate for simplicity and ease of maintenance.
- Collaborate with distributed cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding player experiences.
- Foster technical excellence among team members through coaching and mentoring.
- Lead and execute company-wide technology initiatives in collaboration with other architects.
- Provide accurate deliverable estimates for yourself and assist the team in doing the same.
- Identify and mitigate technology risks during early development stages.
- Offer architectural guidance for Quality Assurance, Load/Performance Testing, Capacity Planning, etc.

- Review designs and code for compliance with architecture, security standards, and coding practices.
- Promote and institutionalize engineering best practices across teams.

- Determine the appropriate tools and technologies to solve problems efficiently and cost-effectively.

- Serve as the final escalation point for resolving technical issues.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Engineering from a recognized institution.
- Over 12 years of experience in Java and J2EE technologies, with at least 8 years in building highly scalable distributed systems using Microservices architecture.

- Proficient in Spring, Spring Boot, gRPC, Load Balancing, Caching, Message Buses (e.g., Kafka), AWS Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, and other essential tools for developing high-performance distributed systems in the cloud.

- Proven experience in designing and deploying high-volume, transaction-based, distributed, and highly available web applications.
- Hands-on experience in creating rich UI applications using JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (like React, Angular), HTML, and CSS.
- Familiarity with UI tools and testing frameworks.

- Demonstrated ability to architect distributed applications and services on Cloud Platforms using OSS and CNCF standards.

- Strong understanding of microservices and event-driven patterns.
- Excellent grasp of object-oriented design patterns and principles.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as RDS, Elasticsearch, and Cassandra.
- Knowledge of Kafka, Amazon SNS, Elasticsearch, Redis, etc.

- Experience with DevOps practices, including building CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Jenkins/Gitlab CI, and Kubernetes.
- Exceptional troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
- Ability to work with high-level direction, navigate ambiguity, and drive execution in an iterative model.

- Strong capability to translate business requirements into technical designs and architectures.
- Excellent communication skills to convey ideas clearly and effectively.
- Passion for technology, always seeking the latest tools and technologies to solve challenges.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with EKS, Terraform, Helm.
- Familiarity with Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, etc.
- Experience in building and deploying web applications using service mesh (Istio) and its features.
- Knowledge of streaming processing technologies such as Kafka Streams and Flink.

What We Offer:
We take pride in our comprehensive benefits, including a global fitness program, game credits, food coupons, parental insurance, medical coverage, accident and life insurance. Recognizing that world-class games require world-class talent, we provide competitive compensation packages and foster a culture that values creativity and individuality.

At EA, we embody the 'work hard/play hard' philosophy daily. Company Overview:
We are a diverse global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, and innovators. We believe that exceptional games and experiences stem from teams as varied as the players and communities we serve.
EEO Statement:
Electronic Arts is committed to inspiring the world to play through our innovative games, services, and technologies, offering infinite possibilities to millions of players globally. We seek collaborative and inclusive individuals with diverse perspectives to enrich our culture and challenge us. Our holistic benefits program emphasizes physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness, supporting our employees throughout their lives. We strive to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers everyone to thrive in both work and life. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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