Description:

Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio known for creating fun game experiences, including the acclaimed MARVEL SNAP.
The studio operates remotely, with most team members located across the United States, and values diversity in its workforce.
The Production Team aims to deliver an exceptional gaming experience and develop a top-tier game production team.
The Principal Technical Producer will report to the Associate Director of Production and will partner with backend and platform teams to ensure smooth release cycles and live operations for MARVEL SNAP.
Responsibilities include overseeing live game issues, maintaining best practices for development operations, improving cloud infrastructure, managing vendor relationships, and coordinating release schedules.
The role also involves managing client build configurations, creating and approving pull requests, and ensuring the team operates at a sustainable pace.

Requirements:

Candidates must have experience shipping and supporting a live game or live service as a technical producer or technical program manager.
Hands-on experience with version control software like GitHub is required.
High levels of empathy and support for team members are essential.
A positive and optimistic leadership style, along with the ability to remain calm under pressure, is necessary.
Excellent communication skills, both in person and virtually, are required.
Candidates should be comfortable with ambiguity and work to reduce uncertainty.
A passion for playing and making great games is a must.
Nice to have: experience with AWS or another cloud provider, experience working on a live mobile game, experience using Unity, and familiarity with app stores like Apple App Store and Google Play Console.

Second Dinner offers medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans.
A 401(k) contribution plan is available with no waiting period.
Employees receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave with no waiting period.
A home office improvement bonus is provided.
Paid vacation and sick time are included.
Up to 10 BetterHelp sessions are covered each benefits plan year.
The company operates on a remote-first basis with core overlap hours between 10 AM and 4 PM PT.
There is a company winter holiday shutdown from December 25 to January 1 and a summer holiday shutdown during the week of July 4.
Company events include an in-person summer all-hands gathering, an in-person holiday party, and various virtual events throughout the year.