Lead Game Developer Manager (Unity/Unreal)

VetJobs; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle in Huntsville, AL seeks an experienced Game Developer Manager to lead a game developer team within our Virtual Programs unit. You will drive production planning, mentor developers, and allocate resources across concurrent projects in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

You will set development standards, guide content creation for virtual instruction using Unity and Unreal, and collaborate with SMEs, engineers, and program managers to ensure technical quality and instructional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in game design, game development, engineering, CS, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of professional game development experience, 4+ years in a lead role.
• Advanced proficiency in Unity and/or Unreal Engine.
• Proven ability to balance hands-on production with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong communication and cross-disciplinary coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage game development team with technical direction and performance feedback.
• Own production planning and execution across multiple projects with resource coordination.
• Define and evolve game development pipeline for consistency and scalability.
• Set technical quality standards for training-focused game development.
• Contribute hands-on to content creation and integrating assets into Unity/Unreal.
• Collaborate with engineering and design to meet instructional goals and constraints.
• Review deliverables with clear feedback ensuring customer requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in game design, Game Development, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Jira

Git

Perforce

SVN

C#

C++

Lua

Job description

Pinnacle in Huntsville, AL seeks an experienced Game Developer Manager to lead a game developer team within our Virtual Programs unit. You will drive production planning, mentor developers, and allocate resources across concurrent projects in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

You will set development standards, guide content creation for virtual instruction using Unity and Unreal, and collaborate with SMEs, engineers, and program managers to ensure technical quality and instructional