Game Engineering Director

teamLFG; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 255,000 - 383,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Matching 401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off and wellness program

Employee discounts on Sony products

Eligible for bonus package

Job summary

Join teamLFG as an Engineering Director and lead a team dedicated to creating innovative game experiences. You will be responsible for hiring and managing a diverse engineering team while developing a technology strategy aligned with project goals.

This role requires a strong leader with extensive experience in AAA game engineering and the ability to foster a collaborative environment. Benefits include medical coverage, a 401(k) plan, and a flexible work location.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an organization of 20+ engineers on AAA game engineering teams.
• Experience working with and directing co-development engineering teams.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project leadership to develop a product technology strategy.
• Recruit and retain an engineering organization with the necessary skills.
• Manage multiple senior engineering leads and provide career development.

Skills

Managing AAA game engineering teams

Directing co-development teams

Running online games in live service

Translating goals into technology solutions

Communicating with stakeholders

Tools

Unreal Engine

Agile development methodologies

Job description

Would you like to work on a new IP and new genre at teamLFG that combines amazing action feel with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities?

As an Engineering Director at teamLFG, you will hire, build and direct a technology organization to deliver amazing never‑seen‑before game experiences. Your organization will build and utilize a wide range of technologies and workflows to develop, continuously deliver, and maintain a live production game service. As part of the project and studio leadership team, you will create and evolve a technology strategy that is aligned with project goals and initiatives and serves the needs of the game, its players, and employees. As part of a diverse company that prizes creativity and technical excellence, your servant leadership will inspire and motivate a cross‑discipline team to help build a new franchise beloved by millions.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission‑focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross‑disciplinary project leadership team to develop and maintain a product technology strategy that is informed by product vision, technical costs, and long‑term technology goals
• Leveraging the Unreal Engine and technology the team has built, direct the engineering organization to tackle challenging problems, find combinations of innovative technology with proven models, and build reliable solutions that deliver game experiences while sensibly managing technology risks
• Recruit, nurture, and retain an engineering organization (30+ engineers, both internal FTE and external codev) with the skills, capacity, and adaptability to navigate uncertainty and deliver on the changing needs of the project
• Manage multiple senior engineering leads, providing management support, technical guidance, constructive feedback, and career development coaching
• Work with production leadership to schedule, track, deliver, and close out game features and releases, anticipating and mitigating any critical risks encountered, technical or otherwise
• Communicate with PlayStation executives, directors, and technology teams, as needed

Required Skills

• Experience managing an organization of 20+ engineers on AAA game engineering teams
• Experience working with and directing co‑development engineering teams
• Experience with developing and running online games in a live service environment
• Ability to align with leadership and executive stakeholders, translate goals into strategic technology solutions with a thorough understanding of cost, efficiency, and quality tradeoffs, and then lead an organization to execute on a technology strategy
• Effectively communicate with and inspire fellow engineers by driving team alignment and buy‑in on technology vision and architectural principles
• Ability to work with a team in a hybrid environment, leveraging real time chat communications and documentation across an entire game studio
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders of different business, technical, and non‑technical backgrounds, to help align objectives and negotiate common goals

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with development using the Unreal Engine
• Experience with development on a variety of platforms (PC, console)
• Experience with agile development methodologies

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• Matching 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and wellness program
• Employee discounts on Sony products
• Eligible for bonus package

This is a flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example, if you are based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$255,000 — $383,000 USD