Lead Gameplay Programmer
People Can Fly Studio
Python
Senior Manager, Game Engineering - Twilight Towers
Fortis Games
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudDynamoDBJavaScriptMySQL.NETNode.jsRedisShell ScriptingUnity
About the role
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend and tools engineers focused on delivering scalable, reliable, and high-performance server solutions.
- Collaborate with the Technical Director to translate the game’s vision into clear technical guidelines, best practices, and quality standards..
- Develop milestone content and realistic production schedules in collaboration with product managers and producers.
- Identify and prioritize technical debt through data-driven analysis, ensuring long-term code health and maintainability.
- Oversee incident response, ensuring timely triage and resolution of live issues, while maintaining service uptime and player experience.
- Support rapid iteration while safeguarding performance, stability, and scalability.
- Create and review technical design documents to guide architectural decisions and educate the wider team.
- Occasionally contribute to code (e.g., small fixes or features) to stay close to the system and provide hands-on technical leadership.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading backend or server engineering teams within game development, ideally across all stages — from prototyping to live operations.
- Strong understanding of Unity3D Engine.
- Strong background in scalable and highly available system design,
- including experience deploying software to the public cloud (AWS preferred).
- Solid fluency in C# and modern web app development with .NET.
- Working knowledge of JavaScript (Node.js) and shell scripting (bash).
- Experience with relational (MySQL) and non-relational (Redis, DynamoDB) databases.
- Proficiency in debugging complex systems and identifying root causes under pressure.
- Familiarity with agile management practices (Scrum, Kanban) and tools such as Jira, ClickUp, or Asana.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills — capable of structuring complex information and aligning cross-discipline stakeholders.
- A proactive, independent mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- A passion for crafting reliable, performant systems that elevate player experiences.
Benefits
- We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community
- We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That's why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.
- Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming.
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Hard skills
C#Unity3D Enginescalable system designAWS.NETJavaScriptNode.jsshell scriptingMySQLRedis
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringorganizational skillscommunication skillsproactive mindsetindependenceaccountability
