Associate Tech Director - Design (Unreal Engine)

Location: Montreal, QC, Canada; office-based

Company

hirify.global develops original gaming experiences across global teams, including Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Just Dance.

What you will do

• Guide Tech Designers on Unreal Engine best practices, Blueprint architecture, workflow improvements, and technical problem-solving.
• Partner with the Director of Tech Design and programming teams on gameplay architecture, technical priorities, and implementation feedback.
• Translate weapons, inventory, crafting, artificial intelligence, and interaction systems into modular, performant Blueprint tools.
• Provide Level Designers with reliable, documented tools and workflows for efficient iteration and level creation.
• Define standards for Blueprint quality, performance, architecture, and asset naming across the studio.
• Prototype gameplay systems, diagnose Blueprint performance and stability issues, and create technical documentation.

Requirements

• Extensive Tech Design experience with advanced hands-on expertise in Unreal Engine 4 or Unreal Engine 5.
• Advanced knowledge of Blueprint Visual Scripting, including architecture, optimization, and communication patterns.
• Understanding of gameplay systems such as inventory, weapons, crafting, interactions, and basic artificial intelligence.
• Experience with Unreal Engine level design tools including Landscape, World Partition, Data Layers, and Level Instances.
• Ability to use Unreal Insights and Blueprint Profiler for profiling and debugging.
• Strong collaboration, communication, teaching, mentoring, documentation, and knowledge-sharing skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Office-based work in Montreal.
• Collaboration across Tech Design, Programming, and Level Design teams.
• Opportunity to strengthen Unreal Engine expertise through teaching, mentoring, and practical guidance.