• Direct the technical execution of the engineering team through code reviews, design oversight, and mentorship. • Architect and implement complex full stack features, managing both client-side gameplay and backend service integration. • Guide the engineering schedule by balancing feature priorities with technical debt and live operations needs. • Partner with Art, Design, and Product teams to translate creative requirements into technical implementations. • Identify and address potential bottlenecks in assets, design, or specs before they impact development timelines. • Maintain the health of content and build pipelines to ensure stable client and server deployments. • Take full responsibility for release quality by establishing testing protocols for a team that validates its own code, and monitoring production to address live issues.