Universal Creative · 14 hours ago
Senior Director, Software Architect
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expUniversal Creative is seeking a Senior Director, Software Architect to provide technical leadership and drive innovation in product architecture and engineering projects. The role involves mentoring engineers, guiding technical projects, and ensuring the technical quality of the team while working on global development projects for online gaming architecture.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
Work with project teams and studio leadership developing code for global development projects involving infrastructure for online gaming architecture for multiple platforms/games/consoles
Design recommendations and solutions for existing architecture to improve performance, security and reliability
Architect, develop, maintain, and optimize the middleware, SDKs, internal libraries, and everything in between
Contribute to the company standards for coding, reviews and documentation
Support production teams to manage feature breakdown, estimates, technical risks and mitigation
Interface between Client partners, TLM Partners and other departments providing development, documentation, influence strategy and overall direction
Learning is one of our core values, as such, mentor others within your team and/or across departments. Lead from a place of mentorship, teaching, and career progression
Where appropriate, guide and enforce alignment with software and networking security requirements. Software configuration control and immutable archiving/history
Supervise Exempt and Non-Exempt Team Members
Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Experience engineering complex products that span multiple platforms
Experienced in building large deployments of consumer facing networked applications for PC, Mac, gaming consoles or mobile devices
Mentorship and the experience to grow engineers
Experience managing teams of software developers
Strong C/C++, optimization and debugging skills
Well-versed in PC and Mobile game development techniques and best practices
Great with lateral thinking and motivation to work independently and on a team as well as the ability to work directly with teams across multiple territories and time zones
Ability to create and maintain technical documentation from the beginning of a project through completion
Dedication, teamwork, professionalism, and strong interpersonal skills
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar field required
10+ years in building large deployments of consumer facing networked applications for PC, Mac, gaming consoles or mobile devices
Proven success guiding technical projects and accountability to the technical quality of your areas of ownership
Mentorship and the experience to grow engineers
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Previous experience in the role of Technical Director, Director of Engineering, or similarly leveled positions
Systems and Network Engineering experience preferred
Familiarity with common game industry tools & middleware
Expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Graphics, or Audio preferred
Preferred experience working within Microsoft, Sony, EA, Take Two, and utilizing publishers best practices
Company
Universal Creative
At Universal Creative, we design, develop, and deliver the most compelling themed entertainment experiences imaginable to drive growth for Universal Destinations & Experiences around the globe.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gene Dobrzyn
Senior Vice President, Chief Project Management Officer
Erica Landis
Assistant Director, Human Resources Business Partner
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