Active Theory

Associate Technical Director

Active Theory

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $130,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Own the technical delivery of cutting-edge interactive web experiences for high-profile clients
  • Lead end-to-end project delivery in close collaboration with producers and creative leads
  • Own technical discovery: define approach, risks, estimates, resourcing, and integration requirements
  • Manage and coordinate developer teams through production — planning, delegating, and unblocking
  • Facilitate regular dev reviews and WIP sessions; keep delivery on track
  • Serve as the primary day-to-day technical partner for clients
  • Proactively communicate with client teams; support producers on technical and build questions
  • Develop and maintain web platforms using JavaScript, Vue, Node.js, and studio-standard technologies
  • Ensure quality across performance, analytics, SEO, security, and accessibility (WCAG)

Requirements

  • 3–8 years of full-stack engineering experience
  • 2+ years in a technical management or team lead role
  • Strong systems design and architecture skills for large, multi-stakeholder programs
  • Proven client-facing communication: requirements facilitation, workshops, roadmap and risk framing
  • Accurate scoping, estimation, and capacity planning
  • Clear communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
  • Accountable, proactive, and calm under pressure especially on high-priority issue
Benefits
  • Work alongside a highly talented, thoughtful, and creative team
  • High trust, autonomy, and ownership over how you work and how projects get built
  • Opportunity to shape technical direction and developer culture at a growing studio
  • Build experiences for some of the world's most recognized brands
  • A role with real impact on client outcomes, team health, and studio-wide craft
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaScriptVueNode.jssystems designarchitectureperformance optimizationanalyticsSEOsecurityaccessibility
Soft Skills
client-facing communicationrequirements facilitationworkshopsroadmap framingrisk framingaccurate scopingestimationcapacity planningclear communicationproactive problem-solving