World Systems Tech Director — Hybrid, Impact at Scale

Blizzard Entertainment; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health & wellbeing programs

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, CA seeks an Associate Technical Director, World Systems to lead toolset and game systems for a large, content-rich world. You will guide architecture, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable experiences.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management in a hybrid work week and offers opportunities to shape Blizzard's future titles.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in game engineering with leadership experience
• Proven ability to lead and inspire a team and manage multiple projects
• Experience shipping large game systems and content workflows for AAA games
• Quality-focused mindset with pragmatic planning and continuous improvement
• Strong proficiency in C++ programming, debugging, profiling, and optimization
• Understanding of gameplay architecture, real-time systems, and modern software practices
• Experience aligning teams when priorities shift
• Excellent communication and feedback skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with discipline directors to establish and deliver on World Systems vision and roadmap
• Support cross-functional gameplay and content teams to create a rich, challenging world
• Prioritize, review, and direct work of a cross-disciplinary World Systems team daily
• Drive architecture and content creation toolset to boost productivity and quality
• Ensure engineering collaborates with content creators to meet needs with aligned tech
• Hire and grow engineers and engineering leaders, fostering a collaborative environment
• Direct responsibility for technical quality, stability and performance of World Systems
• Partner with leads to improve team culture and provide support when needed

Skills

Leadership

People management

C++

Gameplay architecture

Unreal Engine

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance optimization

Mentoring

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, CA seeks an Associate Technical Director, World Systems to lead toolset and game systems for a large, content-rich world. You will guide architecture, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable experiences.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management in a hybrid work week and offers opportunities to shape Blizzard's future titles.