Associate Tech Director, Systems - StarCraft | Irvine, CA

Team Name:
Star Craft

Job Title:

Associate Tech Director, World Systems - STARCRAFT | Irvine, CA

Requisition : R028070

Job Description:

Your Mission Blizzard Entertainment is assembling a team to build the next chapter of STARCRAFT, returning to a universe forged in interstellar war. This mission offers something new: crafting an original story-driven, open-world shooter while honoring the legacy of one of Blizzard's most beloved games. We are here to reignite this universe alongside you. We are here to make STARCRAFT, and it's about damn time.

We are looking for an Associate Technical Director to help craft this new game for Blizzard. As a key member of the development team, you will be responsible for delivering. 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 studio.

• 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 experiences…ever. 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.

Our World 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 entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards.

Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via , Xbox, Play Station, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by…