Principal Technical Director - Neural Rendering

Electronic Arts is seeking a Principal Technical Director with expertise in neural rendering to lead a team of rendering engineers and researchers. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of rendering and its impact on production, visuals, and game quality. They will help define the intersection of rendering and machine learning for the future of interactive entertainment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 8-10 rendering engineers and researchers.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to define the future direction of rendering.
• Bring new ideas and implement solutions to complex rendering challenges.
• Guide applied research of novel rendering for use cases in games and game development pipelines.
• Drive the delivery of novel rendering technology.

Qualifications:

• 20+ years of PC or console game programming experience with AAA games or game engines like Unity, Unreal, Frostbite, or Godot.
• Expertise in C++.
• Leadership experience, preferably leading a rendering team.
• Advanced knowledge of real-time rendering.
• Familiarity with machine learning techniques and their applications to graphics, such as neural rendering.
• Experience with agentic programming.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, and free games.