VP, Game Engineering
Fortis Games
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Lead
Tech Stack
Unity
About the role
- Lead the craft of engineering across mobile-first, free-to-play live service games.
- Set the bar for engineering standards and grow strong technical leadership.
- Ensure game teams have what they need to build and run titles quickly.
- Collaborate with Technical Directors across studios and connect people and tools with goals.
- Maintain alignment with central tech groups and shared systems for faster delivery.
- Mentor Technical Directors, helping them lead with confidence.
- Push for efficient workflows from project setup to live service.
- Own and evolve shared client-side tech for reliability and ease of use.
- Set high standards for code quality, performance, and observability.
- Partner with various functions to make engineering a proactive partner.
- Lead hiring and retention for game engineering.
- Balance resourcing across game teams as needs shift.
- Ensure engineering visibility in company priorities at the exec level.
Requirements
- Experience as a senior engineering leader in games, running multi-team orgs delivering live/service titles.
- Proven ability to grow and coach Technical Directors and build technical leadership in distributed teams.
- Track record of shaping org design, workflows, and integrating new tech (including AI) to boost development speed.
- Strong technical credibility, especially in Unity and games-as-a-service, with a sharp view on multi-platform development.
- Deep knowledge of the game dev lifecycle - particularly live ops and content pipelines - and how engineering drives consistent delivery.
- Clear, inspiring communicator who can align people across roles, levels, and cultures.
- Passion for building healthy, accountable, high-performing teams.
- Able to lead with autonomy and clarity, always tying execution back to business goals.
- Comfortable with agile practices, learning fast, and iterating.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
- Bonuses
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Unitylive service gamesmulti-platform developmentgame dev lifecyclelive opscontent pipelinesAI integrationengineering standardscode qualityperformance observability
Soft skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationteam buildingautonomyclaritycollaborationinspirationaccountabilityadaptability