Responsibilities:Tencent Games was established in 2003. We are a leading global platform for game development, operations and publishing, and the largest online game community in China.
Tencent Games has developed and operated over 140 games. We provide cross-platform interactive entertainment experience for more than 800 million users in over 200 countries and regions around the world. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE, and League of Legends, are some of our most popular titles around the world.
Meanwhile, we actively promote the development of esports industry, work with global partners to build an open, collaborative and symbiotic industrial ecology, and create high-quality digital life experiences for players.
Level Infinite is Tencent’s global gaming brand. It is a global game publisher offering a comprehensive network of services for games, development teams, and studios around the world.
We are dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play while building a community that fosters inclusivity, connection, and accessibility. Level Infinite also provides a wide range of services and resources to our network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the true potential of their games.
We are seeking an experienced Senior/Principal Solution Architect to join our consulting team that independently advises game studios, primarily 2nd party studios affiliated with Tencent, on the best technical products and solutions to use along the game development lifecycle.
In this role, you will work directly with game studios to evaluate the performance, security, and readiness of first-party Tencent products as well as third-party solutions.
You will provide guidance on architecting robust, scalable, and secure backend solutions to power their games. Additionally, you will help define and validate the technical standards that games must meet before being approved for release across PC, console, and mobile platforms.
Responsibilities:
● Consult with game studios throughout their development cycles to understand project requirements and recommend tailored technical solutions across areas such as data, security, anti-cheat, server hosting/orchestration, and more.
● Perform hands-on evaluation, testing and integration of internal Tencent products as well as third-party tools/platforms to assess fit for studio needs.
● Architect secure, high-performance backend systems following best practices for areas such as player data, matchmaking, analytics, live operations, etc.
● Define and enforce technical criteria for assessing the production readiness and maintainability of games prior to launch.
● Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership as well as engineering teams at partner studios.
● Explore emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure studios maintain a competitive edge.
Requirements:
Requirements:
● 8+ years of experience with at least 5 years as a solution architect or technical lead role. Game industry experience is required.
● Strong hands-on programming skills with recent (last 3 years) game development experience using Unreal Engine. Unity and/or proprietary engine development experience is a plus.
● Expertise in backend architecture and systems integration for gaming use cases such as player data, matchmaking, analytics, live ops, etc.
● Proven ability to work closely with external partners and counsel them on technical solutions.
● Solid understanding of security practices, anti-cheat solutions, and running game services in production environments.
● Excellent oral/written communication abilities to effectively convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
● Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent experience.
● Ability to travel periodically to game studios across Europe and North America.
Preferred Qualifications:
● Previous experience on AAA game projects working with major game engines.
● Background in providing architecture solutions and consulting to client-facing stakeholders.
● Enterprise architecture experience with full software development lifecycle and release management.
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Tencent uses technology to enrich the lives of Internet users.
Our communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks.
Our high performance advertising platform helps brands and marketers reach out to hundreds of millions of consumers in China.
Our financial technology and business services support our partners' business growth and assist their digital upgrade.
We invest heavily in talent and technological innovation, actively participating in the development of the Internet industry.
Tencent was founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998, and listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since June 2004.
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