Developer Experience Technical Director (Apex Legends)

Electronic Arts•Los Angeles, CA

8h•$193,100 - $296,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Electronic Arts is seeking a Developer Experience Technical Director to lead the technical strategy and development of tools, systems, and workflows that support development on Apex Legends. The role focuses on improving how developers build, test, validate, and integrate their work to enable faster iteration, greater autonomy, and reliable development at scale. This hands-on technical leadership position combines engineering, architectural strategy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Technical Director will establish technical direction and work with teams across Apex development to deliver measurable improvements to the developer experience.

Requirements

7+ years of professional software development experience.
5+ years of technical leadership experience, including experience as a Technical Director or equivalent.
Experience developing and maintaining custom game engines and associated development tools.
Strong experience with Perforce, including depot architecture, branching strategies, and Streams.
Experience designing, implementing, or improving CI/CD systems and developer infrastructure.
Strong software engineering, system architecture, and technical problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, establish technical direction, and drive complex initiatives across multiple teams.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting a live-service AAA game for at least 12 months.
Shipped two or more AAA titles.
Experience with automated testing and validation systems for large-scale game development.
Experience with local development environments, build orchestration, and parallel development workflows.
Experience improving workflows for engineers, designers, artists, and QA.
Strong mediation, conflict resolution, and consensus-building skills.

Responsibilities

Identify, prioritize, and lead initiatives that improve developer productivity, iteration speed, and workflow reliability.
Define and execute technical strategies for CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated testing, and developer infrastructure.
Develop local build, testing, and validation workflows that enable developers to quickly and independently verify changes before submission.
Design repeatable, scriptable development workflows that support rapid iteration and automated validation.
Develop source control and workspace strategies that enable concurrent development across multiple changelists while maintaining live game stability.
Partner with Build & Release, Quality Engineering, and development teams to improve build, testing, and validation workflows.
Design and implement tools, automation, and self-service capabilities that eliminate repetitive work and empower developers.
Establish metrics and feedback loops to measure developer productivity, identify bottlenecks, and evaluate the impact of improvements.
Establish technical architecture, standards, and best practices for developer workflows across disciplines.
Identify technical risks, resolve cross-team dependencies, and drive alignment on engineering initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across the organization.

Benefits

Paid time off, starting at 3 weeks per year in the US.
80 hours per year of sick time in the US.
16 paid company holidays per year in the US.
10 weeks of paid time off to bond with a new child in the US.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Life insurance.
Disability insurance.
401(k) for regular full-time employees in the US.
Vacation, starting at 3 weeks per year in Canada.
10 days per year of paid sick time in Canada.
Company top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child: 12 weeks for maternity and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave in Canada.
Extended health, dental, and vision coverage in Canada.
Life insurance and disability insurance in Canada.
Retirement benefits for regular full-time employees in Canada.
Certain roles may be eligible for bonus and long-term cash programs.
Benefits packages may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, and complimentary games.