Torbjörn Söderman

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Technical Director at GOALS

Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area, Sweden

Overview

Torbjörn Söderman is the Technical Director at GOALS, currently focused on building a new e-sport football game. With a Master of Science in Computing Science, his extensive career includes leadership roles at King, Toca Boca, and DICE. Colleagues describe him as an organized, highly gifted programmer and a great communicator.

He has a rich history of shipping major titles, having spent 17 years at DICE where he was integral to the development of iconic franchises like Battlefield and Mirrors Edge, as well as working on Crash Bandicoot: On The Run! while at King.

Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Enthusiastic

Relationship Oriented

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.

Topics They Care About

Game Performance
He recently gave a public talk on optimizing game performance and has posted about the need for performance engineering due to expensive hardware.
Core Game Technology
He emphasizes investing in deep technology, such as state-of-the-art netcode and server performance, to deliver highly responsive gameplay.
Building Tech Teams
His professional summary highlights a specialty in building strong studios by focusing on finding and retaining the right engineering talent.

Media Appearances

Optimizing Game Performance with Torbjörn Söderman, Technical Director at GOALS. Featured in YouTube

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Work History

8-2023
Technical Director at GOALS
9-2022 - 8-2023
Head of Technology Digital Games at Spin Master
9-2021 - 8-2023
Head Of Technology at Toca Boca
12-2017 - 9-2021
Studio Technical Director at King
3-2017 - 12-2017
Senior Technical Director at King

Education

1994 - 1998
Degree of Master of Science in Computing Science from Umeå University

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Exp : 16 Location : Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area, Sweden Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Technical Director at GOALS
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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Torbjörn is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Torbjörn

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    How fast (or slow) will Torbjörn move?

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  • Can Torbjörn take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

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