AAA Game Engineering Director — Live Ops Leader

HellaGoodAudio

United States

Remote

USD 255,000 - 383,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an Engineering Director to hire, build and lead a technology organization capable of delivering live game services and new IP. You will guide a 30+ engineer team, align technology strategy with product goals, and collaborate with project leadership to deliver ambitious game experiences.

This flexible role supports remote work with a hybrid policy; base pay ranges from $255,000 to $383,000 USD annually, with potential bonus.

Qualifications

  • Experience managing 20+ engineers on AAA game teams.
  • Directing co-development engineering teams.
  • Developing and running online games in live service environments.
  • Translate goals into strategic technology solutions with cost and quality tradeoffs.
  • Inspire engineers and align with leadership on vision and architecture.
  • Hybrid work capability and cross-studio collaboration.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a product technology strategy informed by vision and costs.
  • Direct the engineering org to solve challenging problems with reliable solutions.
  • Recruit, nurture, and retain an engineering org of 30+ engineers.
  • Manage senior engineering leads with coaching and feedback.
  • Collaborate with production leadership to schedule and deliver features.
  • Communicate with PlayStation executives and tech teams as needed.

Skills

Engineering leadership
Team leadership
Live service games
Executive communication
Hybrid work
Strategic tech vision
Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an Engineering Director to hire, build and lead a technology organization capable of delivering live game services and new IP. You will guide a 30+ engineer team, align technology strategy with product goals, and collaborate with project leadership to deliver ambitious game experiences.

This flexible role supports remote work with a hybrid policy; base pay ranges from $255,000 to $383,000 USD annually, with potential bonus.

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