Netflix · 1 week ago
Technical Director, Internal Game Studio (ISX1)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $550K/yr
10+ years expNetflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships. They are seeking a visionary Technical Director to lead technology and engineering efforts in their internal game development team, focusing on creating a bespoke transmedia gaming experience for Netflix’s cloud-gaming platform.
Digital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentTVVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Technology Visionary: Own all technical aspects of the project, from architecture and system design to development processes and technical documentation. Ensure the project’s technical direction is scalable, sustainable, and aligned with our creative vision, with a special focus on leveraging Unreal Engine 5 to its fullest potential
Team Builder: Hire, mentor, and lead a world-class engineering team, cultivating an environment focused on innovation, growth, and exceptional development standards
Execution Leader: Oversee technical execution across prototype, production, and live ops. Set and uphold the bar for code quality, performance, and reliability
Strategic Partner: Collaborate with studio leads to keep the project aligned with product strategy, and proactively drive course corrections when needed
Platform Integrator: Champion the integration of Netflix’s cloud-gaming platform technologies, ensuring our team is a front-runner for innovation within Netflix
Co-Dev Arbiter: Identify and evaluate potential external co-development partners, ensuring technical compatibility and smooth cooperation
Engineering Backstop: Serve as the final escalation point for all engineering-related challenges, troubleshooting and resolving issues to keep the team moving forward, including deep engine-layer debugging and performance profiling in Unreal
Process Architect: Continuously refine development processes, tools, and pipelines for optimal efficiency and scalability with a “build and play often” mentality
Cultural Leader: Lead by example, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture within the engineering team and across the studio
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience developing and launching high-fidelity games
Recent, deep hands-on expertise in Unreal Engine 5 and C++
Skilled at profiling and debugging at the engine layer, including diagnosing frame time and memory issues using Unreal's tools
Demonstrates mastery in Unreal Engine architecture and Blueprint patterns — able to design, create, document, and enforce robust gameplay, systems, and tools solutions
Expert in building and maintaining modular, scalable frameworks, with hands-on experience managing world partition, level streaming pipelines, asset virtualization, shader compilation, and build/cook systems
Proven track record optimizing CPU, GPU, and memory footprints for constrained environments, as well as evaluating bandwidth and latency constraints to ensure performance and gameplay targets are met
Deep technical expertise across game architecture, gameplay systems, content pipelines, artist workflows, rendering, backend services, and cross-platform development (including Linux)
Collaborates closely with art and design teams to balance visual fidelity and performance, and supports live service games through development, launch, and post-launch operations
Familiar with contemporary web technologies (JavaScript, React, etc.) and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and scale multidisciplinary engineering teams, collaborating effectively with both technical and non-technical leaders
Exceptional communicator, skilled at building trust and alignment across teams and stakeholders
Self-motivated, curious, and eager to pitch in wherever needed, even outside their core responsibilities
Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments, navigating change with maturity, empathy, and a bias for action
Preferred
Location: Los Angeles preferred
Will consider remote applicants who are willing to travel for work-related events and work a PST-oriented dev team schedule
Benefits
Health Plans
Mental Health support
401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
Stock Option Program
Disability Programs
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Family-forming benefits
Life and Serious Injury Benefits
Paid leave of absence programs
Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off
Company
Netflix
Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.
10001+ employees
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