Blackbird Interactive

Senior Technical Director

Blackbird Interactive

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$180,000 - CA$240,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead engineering leadership across the studio, managing technical leads across multiple projects
  • Own hiring for key technical roles
  • Drive technical assessment for partner opportunities
  • Help set new projects up for success by establishing strong technical foundations
  • Provide ongoing engineering leadership across the portfolio
  • Partner closely with Production and project leadership to track technical risks
  • Champion engineering standards and cross-functional alignment

Requirements

  • Significant experience in game development in a senior engineering leadership role
  • Managed technical leaders
  • Comfortable assessing unfamiliar codebases
  • Experience with both proprietary and commercial engines
  • Set projects up well from the beginning
  • Effective at stepping into projects facing emergent technical problems
  • Strong people builder who enjoys hiring, mentoring, and leveling up technical talent
  • Excellent communicator with internal teams and external partners
Benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements
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