Sr. Technical Producer

Digital Extremes

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in technical project management, production, or technical operations, preferably in gaming or live-service tech.
  • Strong understanding of modern software architecture and API integrations.
  • Proficiency with organizational tools like Jira, Basecamp, and Confluence for workflow management.
  • Ability to uncover project risks and hidden tasks through strategic questioning.
  • Data-driven problem-solving skills to identify workflow bottlenecks.
  • Proven ability to manage project workflows independently and know when to seek guidance.
  • Effective communication skills for stakeholder updates and coordination with QA and Support.

Responsibilities

  • Build and manage systems for tracking deadlines and daily task assignments.
  • Partner with leadership to scope requests and set clear acceptance criteria.
  • Identify and resolve technical blockers to maintain project timelines.
  • Coordinate multiple projects across various technical domains.
  • Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to align team goals and facilitate collaboration.
  • Mentor team members in data engineering best practices for skill development.
  • Lead post-mortems to identify process improvements after missed milestones.

Benefits

  • A commitment to mentorship and professional development opportunities.
  • A collaborative and inclusive work culture that emphasizes team success.
  • A focus on maintaining a sustainable workload for development teams.
  • Engagement with external partners like Tencent and Sony for broader industry exposure.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are seeking a highly analytical and organized Sr. Technical Producer to serve as the vital link between product requests and engineering execution. In this role, you will ensure projects are properly scoped, prioritized, and delivered on time, all while maintaining a balanced, sustainable workload for our development team.

As an operational anchor and people leader, you will integrate deeply with the team to drive key objectives, optimize capacity, and clear technical roadblocks.
Technical Project Management & Delivery
  • Roadmap & Priority Tracking: Build and manage systems to track deadlines, manage ad-hoc requests, and independently allocate daily task assignments.
  • Scoping & Sprint Planning: Partner with the Director and team leads to scope new requests, establish clear acceptance criteria, and run daily standups and sprint planning.
  • Unblocking & Delivery: Actively identify and clear technical blockers, dynamically adjusting timelines and keeping stakeholders informed to keep engineers focused.
  • Cross-Domain Coordination: Track diverse projects across database infrastructure, player tracking, payment systems, internal tools, and GDPR maintenance.
People Leadership
  • Coaching & 1:1s: Drive a regular rhythm of 1:1s focused on aligning career goals, clearing professional roadblocks, and fostering a collaborative team environment.
  • Mentorship: Actively mentor team members on data engineering best practices
  • Onboarding & Growth: Champion the onboarding experience for new data team members to guarantee they are set up for long-term success.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Process Optimization
  • Partnership collaboration: Partner with internal teams (Marketing, Support) and external platforms (Tencent, Sony, Steam)
  • Continuous Improvement: Lead post-mortems when milestones are missed to identify process or scoping inefficiencies, implementing data-driven solutions to mitigate future risk.
  • Documentation: Centralize technical knowledge by ensuring system architecture and process documentation remain up to date and accessible.

REQUIREMENTS
  • Experience: 4+ years of experience in technical project management, production, or technical operations, ideally within gaming, data infrastructure, or live-service tech.
  • Technical Literacy: Strong conceptual understanding of modern software architecture, including API integrations, database logic, and the relationship between frontend and backend systems.
  • Tooling: Experience using organizational tools like Jira, Basecamp, and Confluence to build workflows and dashboards that provide clear visibility into team progress and capacity.
  • Strategic Inquiry: An ability to talk to developers and ask the questions that uncover risks or hidden work before it's too late.
  • Problem Solving: Ability to use data to identify workflow bottlenecks and suggest structural improvements rather than simply moving tasks through a queue.
  • Independent Judgement: A track record of managing project workflows independently, with the professional maturity to know when to ask for guidance on high-stakes decisions.
  • Communication: Ability to update stakeholders on progress and coordinate with QA and Support to ensure a high-quality end product.


Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate's experience, skills, budget and location. Digital Extremes is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value a candidate brings.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $120,000 CAD

Existing Vacancy: Yes - we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position

We believe in the power of human connection. At Digital Extremes, we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select candidates. All applications are reviewed by human, qualified recruiters.

During your interview, our recruitment team will leverage Gemini as a note-taker only. At Digital Extremes, a core value of our studio is that we do not leverage AI in any of our development processes; this is a strict company policy. Please note that we permit the use of AI tools exclusively for administrative support, it is not used for candidate selection, screening, or any part of the decision-making process. All evaluations are conducted solely by our team to ensure our hiring remains a human-led process, just as our development remains the work of our artists and creators.

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