Lead Software Engineer, Platform And Console Systems (Game Development)

TL;DR

Lead Software Engineer (Game Development): Porting and hardening a proprietary AAA game engine for current gen console systems, including PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2, as well as PC with an accent on performance, stability, and production readiness. Focus on engine-level performance improvements, memory systems architecture, and CPU scheduling and concurrency.

Location: Remote within Canada with Pacific-time overlap required.

Salary: $140,000 - $180,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio.

What you will do

• Lead the effort to port and harden a proprietary AAA game engine for current gen consoles, ensuring performance, stability, and production readiness.
• Own the platform and console roadmap for core engine-facing systems across PC and consoles, balancing performance, reliability, and delivery timelines.
• Drive engine-level performance improvements focused on frame-time stability, hitch reduction, load-time reduction, memory efficiency, and scalability across CPU cores.
• Architect and optimize memory systems including allocators, pools, tagging, lifetime tracking, streaming heaps, fragmentation mitigation, OOM safety, and platform budget enforcement.
• Partner cross-discipline with gameplay, rendering, audio, content, and build and release teams to align features and content goals with platform constraints and budgets.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional game development or performance-critical systems experience, with demonstrated technical leadership through project ownership, mentorship, and setting standards.
• Expert-level modern C++ and systems debugging skills including multithreading, low-lock patterns, profiling-driven optimization, and low-level investigations.
• Deep understanding of console constraints and performance fundamentals including CPU architecture, cache and memory hierarchy, storage, I/O characteristics, and platform-specific trade-offs.
• Track record of shipping or supporting production console titles and improving stability, frame pacing, memory behavior, and load times in real-world conditions.
• Strong ownership mindset with a focus on maintainable solutions, practical prioritization, and team success under deadlines.

Nice to have

• Shipped at least one title on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and or Nintendo hardware, especially in platform, performance, or engine roles.
• Hands-on expertise with custom allocators, memory tagging, fragmentation analysis, and crash and telemetry-driven stability improvements.
• Proven experience with streaming and async loading systems including decompression, on-demand loading, prioritization, and large-world or content-heavy constraints.
• Strong familiarity with platform profiling workflows and internal diagnostics including PIX and equivalent console tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Four-day work week.
• Supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options.