Technical Producer – Minecraft Engineering Systems

Team Red Dog is hiring a Technical Producer Minecraft Engineering Systems for our client a Fortune 50 technology leader and creative technology powerhouse. This role will support the Minecraft Engineering Systems team driving Agile execution sprint planning release coordination and cross-functional delivery across engineering QA and product teams. Youll own the operational rhythm that keeps builds testing dependencies and milestones movingfrom facilitating Scrum ceremonies and managing Azure DevOps work items to tracking blockers release readiness and team capacity. This is an opportunity to combine strong technical program management and game production experience while contributing to one of the worlds most recognized gaming franchises.

Top Required Skills (Must Haves):

1. 57 years of Technical Program Management Producer or similar project delivery experience including ownership of cross-functional or cross-team initiatives in technical environments.
2. Deep hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) Jira Confluence or similar tools to manage work items maintain backlogs plan sprints track milestones and document delivery pipelines.
3. Strong working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies including facilitating sprint planning stand-ups retrospectives backlog management velocity/capacity tracking and milestone delivery.
4. Experience coordinating complex technical dependencies risks release readiness and validation efforts across engineering QA product and other partner teams.

Opportunity Overview:

Join the Minecraft Engineering Systems team and help create the operational structure that enables developers to build test and deliver with confidence. This role sits at the center of engineering execution partnering across technical and product teams to keep sprints milestones testing releases and dependencies moving forward. Youll have significant ownership of team processes while helping reduce administrative overhead for engineering and product leaders so they can focus on technical direction product strategy and engineering health.

How you will make an impact:

• Facilitate sprint ceremonies including sprint planning stand-ups triage office hours and retrospectives both live and asynchronously.
• Own feature delivery schedules work item assignments milestone tracking and team execution workflows.
• Create and maintain sprint and milestone dashboards calendars trackers transition checklists and delivery documentation.
• Create user story stubs tasks and bugs in partnership with engineering leads and product managers.
• Maintain and scrub the backlog clear stale work and ensure work items accurately reflect decisions owners status and next steps.
• Track team velocity capacity milestone progress critical-path work and delivery commitments.
• Identify track and escalate risks dependencies blockers unresolved bugs and decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Prepare meeting agendas pre-reads status questions action logs reminders and follow-up workflows.
• Represent features and workstreams in release forums alongside engineering and product leads.
• Review release queries update required fields clear stale work and confirm next actions with feature owners.
• Consolidate changelog reviews and track feedback outstanding items and required follow-up.
• Partner with QA to coordinate validation and test plans reproductions regression tracking release dependencies and readiness signals.
• Coordinate partner commitments technical initiatives and cross-team dependencies to support predictable delivery.
• Maintain accurate Azure DevOps documentation and ensure execution information remains current and actionable.

The expertise you bring:

• Bachelors degree and 4 years of experience in engineering product or technical program management product development data analysis game production or a related discipline; equivalent professional experience may also be considered.
• 57 years of relevant experience is strongly preferred particularly in Technical Program Manager or Producer roles.
• Deep familiarity with Azure DevOps (ADO) Jira Confluence or comparable project and work-management platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum frameworks and experience managing team velocity capacity sprint execution and milestone delivery.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional and/or cross-team projects in technical environments.
• Ability to bridge communication and execution gaps among programmers creative teams QA product managers and executive stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple dependencies deadlines workstreams and changing priorities.
• Ability to identify risks early drive follow-up resolve execution issues and escalate decisions appropriately.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills including the ability to motivate cross-functional teams and navigate conflict under tight deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-moving evolving environment.
• Producer or Technical Program Manager experience within a gaming studio is highly preferred.

What makes a candidate highly successful in this role:

A highly successful candidate combines 57 years of hands-on Technical Program Management or Producer experience with strong Agile execution skills and deep familiarity with tools such as Azure DevOps Jira or Confluence. Gaming studio experience is particularly valuable as this role requires an understanding of how creative engineering QA and product disciplines work together to deliver complex game experiences. Strong candidates will be comfortable independently running team rituals maintaining disciplined backlogs and delivery tracking anticipating dependencies and risks and driving follow-through without requiring significant administrative oversight from product or engineering leaders. Success will ultimately be reflected in predictable delivery effective team ceremonies accurate planning and forecasting timely resolution of blockers and the ability to give PMs and engineering managers more time to focus on their highest-value responsibilities.

Why Work with Team Red Dog

At Team Red Dog people are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment to personalized service and our deep experience in matching talented professionals with meaningful roles at some of the worlds most inspiring companies is what sets us apart. We take the time to understand your unique skills strengths and passionsbecause we believe your career should reflect who you are.

Whether youre looking to grow pivot or simply find a place where your work truly matters we offer opportunities that empower you to make a positive impact. With excellent benefits a supportive team and a role where you can thrive while doing what you love were here to help you take the next step with confidence. Join usand discover what it means to be genuinely valued in your career.

Generous benefits package for qualified employees includes:
Health insurance (medical dental vision and life)
Employer-matched 401K plan
Paid Time Off
Flexible Paid Holiday Benefit

Estimated Start Date: Immediately

Location: 100% Remote Must work Pacific Time (PST) hours

Job #2603

Job Type and Estimated Duration: W2 contract opportunity through June 30 2027 with the potential to extend up to 18 months total subject to performance budget and client discretion.

Rate: $40$42/hour

Team Red Dog is committed to providing equal opportunities to everyone regardless of race ethnicity gender age religion sexual orientation disability or any other characteristic. If you need accommodation during the recruitment process reach out to and we will work to ensure an accessible experience. We strictly adhere to federal state and local laws to maintain a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.

We offer competitive compensation aligned with U.S. industry standards and our final offer will reflect the candidates location job-specific skills experience and knowledge.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.
Team Red Dog is an E-Verify employer.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background check.
Please no solicitations from C2C or recruiting firms.

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