Senior Technical Producer (GameDev)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Producer (GameDev): Owning production for foundational core backend services for an unpublished R&D game product with an accent on managing scope, dependencies, delivery, and operational rhythms. Focus on driving execution through Agile practices, incident management processes, and service health reviews for live services at scale.

Location: Must be based in the United States, with legal compliance references to California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington state.

Company

hirify.global is a game developer focused on creating player-first experiences and building collaborative teams.

What you will do

• Own production for foundational core backend services, managing backlogs, scope, schedules, and delivery across multiple engineering teams.
• Drive execution through strong Agile practices, including sprint planning, prioritization, and dependency management.
• Maintain clear visibility of work through JIRA, accurately tracking epics, stories, risks, and cross-team dependencies.
• Coordinate feature delivery across internal teams and external partners, balancing capacity, timelines, and operational risk.
• Lead operational review cadences, including preparing agendas, reviewing service health, and driving follow-up actions.
• Own incident management processes for services, including coordination, clear communication, and post-incident follow-through.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience producing live services, backend systems, or platform technology in games or large-scale software.
• Proven experience owning production for services that operate at game-wide or platform scale.
• Strong experience running operational reviews and incident management processes in a live environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work with dashboards, KPIs, and operational metrics to guide decision-making.
• Deep familiarity with Agile production practices, including backlog management, estimation, and velocity tracking.
• Extensive experience using JIRA (or similar tools) to manage scope, dependencies, and delivery.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting large-scale live service games.
• Familiarity with service monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling.
• Experience working in blended production and live operations roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance benefits.
• Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
• 401k with company match.
• Commitment to player empathy and collaborative team environment.
• Provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members.