The Technical Director for R&D will lead game-related research and development, focusing on new technologies for immersive storytelling and managing engineering teams.
Skydance Games, a division of Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, is building the future of franchise-driven interactive entertainment. As part of a global storytelling company defined by iconic worlds and multigenerational fandom, we see gaming not as an extension of our brands, but as one of the most powerful ways their stories come to life and evolve alongside the audiences who love them.
Through creativity, collaboration, and trust, we empower our teams to push boundaries and turn bold ideas into experiences that resonate with fans around the world.
Do you want to craft games that challenge expectations and inspire players? Come build something extraordinary with us.
Through creativity, collaboration, and trust, we empower our teams to push boundaries and turn bold ideas into experiences that resonate with fans around the world.
Do you want to craft games that challenge expectations and inspire players? Come build something extraordinary with us.
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Skydance Games is looking for a technical leader to drive game related research and development, with a focus on developing on new tech that enables the next generation of immersive storytelling in games. This role will include working with technical leadership across multiple games to build a roadmap of feature exploration, as well as growing a team of engineers to deliver new these new technologies.
*Currently we can hire remote candidates with legal residence in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New York,Texas, Washington and Canada.
Requirements
- Strong technical leadership skills, able to architect plans and solutions to drive technology development.
- Extensive collaboration and communication skills, both with engineers and cross-discipline. Able to articulate complex technical challenges to non-technical colleagues.
- Deep understanding of the game development process, encompassing both current technical challenges face by developers, and having ideas for future development features / pipelines.
Qualifications
- Shipped multiple titles using Unreal Engine.
- Several years of experience building and managing engineering teams.
- Experience developing new game related technologies, both to support development and to provide new features for games.
The annual salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $230,000 – $250,000. The salary offered may vary based on the candidate’s location, qualifications, experience and relevant expertise, among other factors. The range indicated is for base salary only and does not reflect the total compensation package, including bonus, benefits, etc.
We realize that skills and expertise can come from many different experiences and paths, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements as written in the job description.
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Paramount, a Skydance Corporation is a diversified media company creating high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, interactive/games, and animation divisions.
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Skydance Media Santa Monica, California, USA Office
2900 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, United States, 90404
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