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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">CatFace is a YouTube entertainment company, home to a family of channels with over 25 million combined subscribers and an average of 300 million views per month. We entertain general audiences with fun, light-hearted narratives, producing multiple unique stories every week. Much of that storytelling happens inside Minecraft, powered by custom tools and mods built in-house.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Visit our YouTube Channels</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\"><br></span><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/aphmaugaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Aphmau Gaming</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span></a><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@AphmauShuki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Aphmau Shuki</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span></a><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@AphmauFantasy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Aphmau Fantasy</span></a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Visit our websites</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\"><br></span><a href=\"https://www.aphmeow.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Aphmau Store</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><br></span></a><a href=\"https://www.catface.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Catface Website</span></a></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">The Role</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">We are hiring a Lead Production Engineer to own the technology behind Aphmau content production. Reporting directly to the Director of Production, you will design and build the Minecraft mod ecosystem our production team uses every day, lead our Technical Production Assistant (TPA) team, and serve as the bridge between production leadership and technical execution.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">This is a hands-on engineering leadership role. You will write Java, and you will write it with AI. AI-assisted development is central to how we build at CatFace, and this role is expected to use tools like Claude/Codex as a core part of daily work. Just as important, you will think in systems: our goal is a durable technical platform that serves the Aphmau brand for years.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Above all, the technology exists to serve the creative vision of our lead talent. Your success is measured by how reliably and quickly that vision makes it to screen.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What You'll Do</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Own the architecture of CatFace's internal mod ecosystem, designing reusable systems and frameworks that align with the Aphmau brand and outlast any single video.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Design and build new tools and mods in Java (NeoForge) to bring production's creative concepts to life, with AI-assisted development as a standard part of your workflow.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Evaluate and refine existing tools to better fit the evolving needs of production.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Act as the translation layer between non-technical production staff and technical implementation: turn creative asks into clear technical plans, and explain tradeoffs in plain language.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ensure every tool and system reflects the lead talent's creative vision and production leadership's priorities.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Lead the TPA team: set technical direction, assign and review work, develop skills, and ensure the team delivers against leadership's goals on time.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Assess team capabilities and recommend changes to tooling, process, and team structure as the studio's technical needs evolve.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Test and troubleshoot thoroughly before recording days; production runs on a schedule and reliability is non-negotiable.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Own our AI development practice: keep our tooling current, establish best practices, and raise the team's effectiveness with it.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Continuously evaluate emerging technology in both the AI and Minecraft modding ecosystems for opportunities to improve how we work.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Partner cross-functionally with other departments on project scope, milestones, and timelines, and take on additional responsibilities as needed.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">What We're Looking For</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Strong professional Java experience, with a track record of architecting maintainable systems rather than one-off scripts.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Hands-on experience building Minecraft mods (NeoForge, Forge, or Fabric) and deep knowledge of Minecraft gameplay and mechanics.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Genuine fluency with AI-assisted development (Claude Code or similar). 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