Programming Technical Lead (Gaming)

TL;DR

Programming Technical Lead (Gaming): Lead design and implementation of cloud computing strategies and backend/frontend services for hirify.global's games with an accent on cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and distributed application architecture. Focus on architecting scalable live game infrastructure, mentoring teams, and driving continuous process improvements.

Location: Montreal, Canada

Company

hirify.global is the largest Canadian gaming studio known for Dead by Daylight™, with over 1,300 employees worldwide and multiple global studios.

What you will do

• Analyze requirements and develop architectural plans for game and development services in collaboration with the technical director.
• Design, implement, and oversee cloud computing strategies and solutions for live game infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership including code reviews and mentoring junior team members.
• Plan and manage multiple responsibilities such as task estimates to meet project objectives.
• Collaborate with teams to drive continuous improvement in processes, tools, and meetings.
• Get hands-on to unblock development in difficult situations.

Requirements

• Must be located in or able to work onsite in Montreal, Canada.
• Senior-level experience building and architecting distributed applications in cloud enterprise environments (AWS and/or Azure) using Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, EKS, AKS, and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in automation tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager.
• Ability to set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, TeamCity, or Gitlab.
• Solution-oriented with a collaborative spirit.