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31st Union

Senior Technical Director, Live Operations

31st Union · San Mateo, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
31st Union's roles stay open a median of 50 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of 31st Union's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at 31st Union
high
5 stale, 0 reposted of 9 open
Hiring momentum
13 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from 31st Union's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for 31st Union.

About this role

The Senior Technical Director of Live Operations will lead the online services for a AAA free-to-play action game, overseeing frontend engineering and managing the Backend and Build Engineering teams. This role involves setting the technical vision, ensuring live operations run smoothly, and collaborating with Product Management to enhance player engagement through various online capabilities.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of 31st Union as an employer.

What you need

  • 10+ years of engineering experience
  • 5+ years of leadership on AAA cross-platform Live Services games
  • 2+ years of leadership in frontend systems for AAA cross-platform Live Services games
  • Experience operating a shipped live service
  • Unreal Engine fluency
  • Command of distributed backend architecture

Nice to have

  • Experience with Unreal Engine 5
  • Experience launching free-to-play titles
  • Experience with player safety or anti-toxicity systems
  • Experience with publisher shared-technology and first-party partners

What you get

  • medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
  • 14 paid holidays per calendar year
  • paid vacation time ranging from 15 to 25 days
  • eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program
  • up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
  • paid parental and compassionate leave

Worth weighing

  • no salary listed, only a range provided
  • role involves significant leadership and technical responsibilities in a live service environment
  • focus on online systems and player engagement may require adapting to evolving player needs

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Listed by 31st Union on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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