Senior Technical Director (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Technical Director (Gamedev): Leading technical leadership across a portfolio of game projects with an accent on engineering strategy, project setup, and talent acquisition. Focus on scaling technical leadership, assessing codebase feasibility for new opportunities, and establishing robust development pipelines.

Location: Remote (Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada)

Salary: $180,000 - $240,000 a year

Company

An independent game studio creating world-class IPs and original creations across multiple genres.

What you will do

• Manage technical leads across 4 to 8 active projects to ensure execution quality and team effectiveness.
• Lead hiring for key technical roles, including technical leads and senior individual contributors.
• Perform technical assessments for partner opportunities such as remasters, ports, and live operations.
• Establish strong technical foundations for new projects, including build and release pipelines.
• Collaborate with Production and studio leadership to manage technical risks, capacity, and staffing needs.
• Champion studio-wide engineering standards and align technical planning across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Significant experience in senior engineering leadership within the game development industry.
• Proven track record of managing technical leaders and influencing delivery across multiple projects.
• Ability to quickly assess unfamiliar codebases to determine feasibility and architectural risk.
• Experience working with both proprietary and commercial game engines.
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Nice to have

• Experience with business development, RFP responses, or technical due diligence.
• Experience with remasters, ports, and live operations.
• Proficiency with Unreal, Unity, and various proprietary technology stacks.
• Experience working on AAA and AA game projects.
• Experience improving studio-wide engineering practices and review processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first workplace offering flexible work arrangements.
• Opportunity for long-term career growth within a creative-fueled environment.
• Engagement with a wide range of projects and world-class IPs.