Jimmy Sieben

Jimmy Sieben has extensive work experience in the technology industry, particularly in the gaming sector. Jimmy served as the Head of Technology at Gearbox Publishing since October 2018. Prior to that, they were the Studio Chief Technology Officer at Activision from October 2017 to June 2018. Jimmy also held the position of Chief Technology Officer at Mutant Arm Studios from March 2017 to September 2017.

Before these roles, Jimmy worked at Gearbox Software for over 10 years, starting in 2002. During their time there, they held various positions including Technical Director and Lead Systems Programmer. Jimmy was responsible for leading and building a cross-functional team that created and operated the Spark backend and Gearbox Software SHiFT services for several game titles. Jimmy implemented DevOps principles and used Scrum methodology for team workflow. Jimmy also designed Spark using a Service-Oriented Architecture and developed scalable Big Data analytics services.

Earlier on in their career, Jimmy worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Ericsson, Inc from January 1999 to June 2002.

Overall, Jimmy Sieben has a strong background in technology, with expertise in game development, online infrastructure, and service-oriented architecture.

Jimmy Sieben obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas, where they studied from 1998 to 2002.