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About the role
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. Team Builder: Hire, mentor, and lead a world-class engineering team, cultivating an environment focused on innovation, growth, and exceptional development standards. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Brings 10+ years of experience developing and launching high-fidelity games, with recent, deep hands-on expertise in Unreal Engine 5 or Unity and C++
- Skilled at profiling and debugging at the engine layer, including diagnosing frame time and memory issues using Unreal’s tools
- 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
More about this role
At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.
We’re looking for a versatile and engaged Tech Director to join our Internal Game Development team and contribute to our goal of bringing best-in-class games to our members. The Tech Director will partner with cross-disciplinary teams to define and execute high-quality tech direction across a range of projects. This role requires a balance of technical leadership and hands-on implementation, with the ability to manage external partners, support multiple teams simultaneously, and establish scalable engineering practices that elevate the player experience across our games.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5 or Unity, game systems, architecture, and cloud technologies, paired with a passion for innovation and player experience. You’ll operate as a key member of...
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