Senior Core Tech Lead — Gameplay, Rendering & Audio

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation: 3 weeks/year

Sick time: 10 days/year

Extended health, dental, vision

Job summary

Global Sports Jobs Limited in Vancouver, BC, is hiring a Senior Technical Lead – Core Technology to guide foundational engineering across gameplay, rendering, audio, and 3D art. You will partner with the Franchise Technical Director and drive long-term technical direction across multiple teams.

This role requires 8+ years in software or game development, 3+ years in technical leadership, and deep C++ expertise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software or game development experience.
• 3+ years of technical leadership or engineering management experience.
• Deep expertise in C++ and a strong understanding of modern game engine architecture.
• A proven ability to drive technical strategy, align teams, and communicate complex ideas clearly across disciplines.
• Strong partnership skills, with experience working closely across engineering, design, art, production, and external technology groups.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term Core Technology roadmap, aligning technical direction with franchise and studio goals.
• Lead multi-year architectural and foundational initiatives spanning gameplay engineering, rendering, audio, presentation, and art technology.
• Make clear, high-impact technical decisions, balancing tradeoffs while identifying and mitigating risks early.
• Own end-to-end delivery for your technology stream, ensuring Core Technology systems ship predictably, reliably, and with high quality.
• Coordinate across engineering, design, art, and production to resolve dependencies and maintain forward momentum.
• Provide technical assessments for scope, risk, and feasibility throughout planning, milestones, and execution.
• Build strong partnerships with central technology teams, external partners, and other EA SPORTS franchises.
• Ensure Core Technology solutions scale across content pipelines, creative workflows, and runtime performance requirements.
• Lead and mentor domain tech leads and senior engineers, setting a high bar for technical excellence, ownership, and growth.
• Foster a culture of openness, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define and champion engineering standards and best practices that scale across disciplines and across multiple annual releases.
• Champion performance-conscious design, ensuring Core Technology domains consistently meet CPU and GPU budgets across supported platforms.
• Guide teams in identifying and prioritizing performance risks, providing leadership and direction rather than hands-on profiling.

Skills

C++

Game engine architecture

Technical leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Risk assessment

Job description

Global Sports Jobs Limited in Vancouver, BC, is hiring a Senior Technical Lead – Core Technology to guide foundational engineering across gameplay, rendering, audio, and 3D art. You will partner with the Franchise Technical Director and drive long-term technical direction across multiple teams.

This role requires 8+ years in software or game development, 3+ years in technical leadership, and deep C++ expertise.