Senior Director of Engineering (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Director of Engineering (Gamedev): Overseeing the technical development and delivery pipeline for MARVEL SNAP with an accent on technical vision and long-term scalability. Focus on managing internal engineering and QA teams, coordinating with external xDev partners, and optimizing the live-service delivery pipeline.

Location: Remote (Must be legally authorized to work and reside in the United States)

Salary: $270,000 – $300,000 + Equity

Company

Award-winning independent game studio known for the hit title MARVEL SNAP.

What you will do

• Lead a 20-person engineering group and a 6-person QA team.
• Act as the technical visionholder for MARVEL SNAP during its transition to long-term solutions.
• Own the delivery pipeline from planning to production to ensure quality features reach players timely.
• Manage external development (xDev) partners, including onboarding, evaluation, and integration.
• Establish quality and deployment standards across internal and external teams.
• Provide leadership through 1:1s, growth tracking, and actionable career plans for the team.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work and reside in the United States (no visa sponsorship provided).
• Proven experience shipping and operating a live-service game.
• Track record of managing external development partners or vendors.
• Experience leading engineering teams through the lifecycle of long-term live services.
• Strong familiarity with Unity, AWS, Git, and .NET.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and scaling hub-and-spoke or xDev-heavy engineering models.
• Experience operating global backends at scale.
• Background in live-service game telemetry, A/B testing, or rapid iteration frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with 100% premiums paid for employees.
• 401(k) contribution with no waiting period.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Remote-first environment with core overlap hours between 10 AM and 4 PM PT.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and company-wide holiday shutdowns in July and December.
• Home office improvement bonus and mental health support via BetterHelp.