Director of Engineering, Creative Automation

Wolf Games

Director of Engineering at Wolf Games leading creative automation with a team of engineers. Driving technical architecture and ensuring performance for Javascript-based web games with cloud infrastructure.

Posted 4/30/2026contractRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $70 - $85 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKubernetesNext.jsNode.jsReactTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of mentorship, clarity, and ownership.
Architect and evolve the infrastructure, systems and codebase that powers Wolf’s live, episodic games.
Define and implement best practices for web-based game architecture, build pipelines, and deployment standards.
Drive the development of internal automation tools and systems that accelerate content creation and game delivery.
Oversee hybrid cloud operations (Google Cloud + AWS), ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
Champion observability, automated testing, and CI/CD systems to support daily content delivery.
Partner with AI and content systems teams to connect creative workflows with automation pipelines.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture, ideally in games, creative technology, or live media.
Expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, and React/Next.js.
Strong background in cloud-native architecture (GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, observability).
Proven experience building and maintaining scalable delivery or automation systems.
Track record of leading small, high-impact teams through technical growth and change.
Familiarity with AI-assisted tools and workflow automation.
Deep respect for engineering craft — thoughtful design, testing discipline, and reliable systems.
Strong communication and mentoring skills; you build trust and clarity across disciplines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Lead and grow a multidisciplinary engineering team, fostering a culture of mentorship, clarity, and ownership.
Architect and evolve the infrastructure, systems and codebase that powers Wolf’s live, episodic games.
Define and implement best practices for web-based game architecture, build pipelines, and deployment standards.
Drive the development of internal automation tools and systems that accelerate content creation and game delivery.
Oversee hybrid cloud operations (Google Cloud + AWS), ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
Champion observability, automated testing, and CI/CD systems to support daily content delivery.
Partner with AI and content systems teams to connect creative workflows with automation pipelines. 🎯 Requirements
10+ years of experience in software engineering and architecture, ideally in games, creative technology, or live media.
Expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, and React/Next.js.
Strong background in cloud-native architecture (GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, observability).
Proven experience building and maintaining scalable delivery or automation systems.
Track record of leading small, high-impact teams through technical growth and change.
Familiarity with AI-assisted tools and workflow automation.
Deep respect for engineering craft — thoughtful design, testing discipline, and reliable systems.
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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptNode.jsReactNext.jscloud-native architectureKubernetesTerraformautomated testingCI/CDscalable delivery systems

Soft Skills

mentorshipcommunicationleadershiptrust buildingclarityorganizational skillsteam managementtechnical growthinterdisciplinary collaborationproblem-solving