Games Technology Lead, Mattel Digital Studio

Location: El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: USD $140,000–$176,000 yearly

Company

Global toy and family entertainment company creating toys, content, consumer products, digital games, and live experiences through a portfolio of iconic brands.

What you will do

• Act as the primary technical contact between the publisher and third-party game development studios from concept through launch and LiveOps.
• Review technical designs, assess partner capabilities, identify delivery risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support multiple game titles and align their development with publishing platform services.
• Collaborate with production, design, art, LiveOps, and QA teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Oversee engineering practices, performance optimization, service integration, and globally scalable backend technologies.
• Investigate complex technical issues, drive resolution, and provide leadership with risk assessments and status updates.

Requirements

• 5+ years of mobile game development and/or publishing experience with shipped products.
• Experience supporting third-party development teams, resolving engineering challenges, and guiding technical direction.
• Experience supporting multiple projects in a publishing environment.
• Strong understanding of free-to-play ecosystems, LiveOps, server-authoritative game loops, and analytics or experimentation frameworks.
• Familiarity with mobile game development pipelines, including build and content/art workflows.
• Analytical ability to balance business priorities against technical risks and communicate clear direction.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Unity and C# or Unreal Engine and C++.
• Familiarity with Nakama, GitHub, Backtrace, Jira, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and BigQuery.
• Knowledge of rendering optimization, game backend services, authentication, analytics, multiplayer, and social features.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive total pay programs and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Culture focused on collaboration, innovation, execution, accountability, and ownership.
• Inclusive workplace designed to support belonging and individual contribution.
• Resources aimed at helping employees reach their full potential.