Senior Technical Lead - EA SPORTS™ NHL

The Senior Technical Lead – Core Technology oversees foundational engineering domains for the NHL franchise, including gameplay engineering, rendering, presentation, audio, and 3D art teams.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Partner with the Franchise Technical Director to define and drive the long-term Core Technology roadmap.
• Lead multi-year architectural and foundational initiatives across various technology domains.
• Make high-impact technical decisions, balancing tradeoffs and mitigating risks.

Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery for your technology stream, ensuring predictable, reliable, and high-quality shipments.
• Coordinate across engineering, design, art, and production to resolve dependencies and maintain momentum.
• Provide technical assessments for scope, risk, and feasibility.

Cross-Discipline Collaboration

• Build partnerships with central technology teams, external partners, and other EA SPORTS franchises.
• Ensure Core Technology solutions scale across content pipelines, creative workflows, and runtime performance requirements.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead and mentor domain tech leads and senior engineers, fostering technical excellence, ownership, and growth.
• Encourage a culture of openness, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define and champion engineering standards and best practices.

Technical Excellence & Performance

• Champion performance-conscious design, ensuring Core Technology domains meet CPU and GPU budgets.
• Guide teams in identifying and prioritizing performance risks.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional software or game development experience.
• 3+ years of technical leadership or engineering management experience.
• Deep expertise in C++ and modern game engine architecture.
• Proven ability to drive technical strategy and communicate complex ideas.
• Strong partnership skills, with experience working across engineering, design, art, production, and external technology groups.

Benefits:

• Shape the foundational technology for an iconic sports franchise.
• Lead talented teams with real ownership and influence.
• Drive initiatives impacting millions of players yearly.
• Work in a collaborative and innovative studio.