Lead Developer, Tools (Unreal Engine/C++)

Location: Quebec, Canada

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes games through a network of studios and game projects.

What you will do

• Lead a small engineering team while coding alongside developers and delivering automation features.
• Extend Unreal Engine’s Gauntlet framework with test harnesses, telemetry, and reporting.
• Build test infrastructure for input simulation, AI-driven test agents, and large-scale performance telemetry.
• Translate complex technical solutions into clear actions for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with technical directors and studio leads to define the future of test automation.
• Track progress, risks, and tradeoffs while maintaining the platform and reducing technical debt.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Unreal Engine and C++, with 5+ years of hands-on experience across multiple engine versions.
• Direct experience with Unreal’s Gauntlet automation framework, Unreal’s Functional Testing framework, or a comparable engine-level test automation system.
• Experience leading a small engineering team, including code review, mentoring, and roadmap delivery.
• Experience building telemetry, instrumentation, or reporting systems for software.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to report engineering progress, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Experience balancing a partner studio’s priorities and roadmap with hirify.global’s goals.

Nice to have

• Experience with reinforcement-learning-driven or AI-based test agents, including Unreal Learning Agents.
• Experience scaling testing frameworks across multiple concurrent game projects.
• Experience working with external partner-studio teams.
• Familiarity with Git and Perforce strategies in multi-team environments.
• Contributions to or deep familiarity with Unreal Engine automation and testing source code.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on technical leadership within a small engineering team.
• Cross-studio collaboration with technical directors and leads.
• Ownership of the platform’s long-term technical health and roadmap.