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 game production, visuals, and quality.

As a Principal Technical Director, you will lead a group of 8-10 rendering engineers and researchers within our Research & Engineering team. You will work closely with the Head of R&D, Head of Architecture, Engine Director, and Principal Engineers to define the future direction of rendering.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead a team of rendering engineers and researchers
• Collaborate with senior leadership 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

The ideal candidate will have:

• 20+ years of PC or console game programming experience with shipped AAA games or experience with game engines like Unity, Unreal, Frostbite, or similar technologies
• 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

Salary ranges:

• British Columbia: $204,600 - $287,500 CAD
• California: $227,300 - $344,700 USD

Benefits include:

• Paid time off and sick time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability insurance
• Retirement plans
• Bonus and incentive programs