Associate Tech Director, Systems

Job Description:

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

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Associate Tech Director, World Systems

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At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

We are seeking an experienced Associate Technical Director,
World Systems to help us build robust toolset and flexible game systems to create a large and content rich world, present players with interesting missions and challenges. If you are excited to build pragmatic technology that enables the team to produce unforgettable high-quality experiences at scale, we need you!

This role offers a hybrid work week, with a mix of work-from-home and on-site days, based out of our Irvine, CA location.

• Collaborate with other discipline directors to establish, drive and deliver on World Systems vision and development roadmap
• Support cross-functional gameplay and content teams in bringing their vision to life, creating an interesting, complex, and challenging world
• Prioritize, review and direct work of a cross-disciplinary World Systems team on a day-to-day basis
• Drive architecture and content creation toolset to ensure team productivity and high quality of results
• Ensure engineering team is collaborating with content creators and other gameplay teams to understand their needs and develop an aligned technical approach
• Hire and grow engineers and engineering leaders, providing guidance and fostering a collaborative, innovative environment
• Direct responsibility for technical quality, stability and performance of World Systems implementation
• Partner with other leads and directors to improve team culture, align technical approach and provide direct support when needed

• 10+ years of experience in game engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role within the gaming industry or a related field
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team, manage multiple projects, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Experience shipping large game systems and content workflows for a modern, large-scale AAA game with focus on long-term maintenance, efficiency and quality
• A proactive mindset focused on quality, continuous improvement, and stewardship driving development with clear requirements and pragmatic plans
• Advanced proficiency in C++ programming, debugging, profiling, and performance optimization
• Strong understanding of gameplay architecture, real-time systems, and modern software engineering practices
• Experience finding success and alignment when faced with uncertainty and conflicting or evolving priorities
• Communicating ideas clearly, learning from others, and giving meaningful feedback
• Experience with performance analysis and code / content optimization workflows

• Experience working with Unreal Engine
• Shipping games on multiple platforms, including consoles
• Familiarity with Blizzard games and Blizzard's approach to gameplay quality.

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Star Craft, we've been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We're on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experience sever. Hard work, iteration, and polish go into the Blizzard "secret recipe," but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision.

If that sounds like you, join us.

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and Star Craft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of…