Remote Lead Engineer, Unreal Engine & Cross‑Studio Dev

Remote Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with employer match

Relocation support

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Pipeworks Studios is seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to support a AAA Unreal Engine project. You will lead partner-facing technical discussions, translate priorities into routed tasks, and coordinate work across external studios to extend development capacity while aligning with partner standards.

This is a client-facing leadership role focused on organization, clarity, and technical judgment. You’ll review designs, guide engineers, and keep delivery on track across time zones, while

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on Unreal Engine experience
• Strong C++ proficiency in large production codebases
• Proven engineering leadership on complex game projects
• Ability to lead client-facing technical discussions
• Strong debugging and code-review skills

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with partner engineers and leadership; act as a reliable technical contact
• Translate partner priorities into clearly scoped tasks; coordinate estimates across external studios
• Keep partner and external studios aligned via regular communication and handoffs
• Review technical designs, code, and gameplay/animation results for correctness and performance
• Lead cross‑studio technical discussions and clarify requirements
• Maintain progress visibility; address blockers with production and partner
• Coordinate with engineering, design, animation, art, production, and QA for integration
• Share leadership duties with the project engineering lead
• Investigate difficult technical issues and unblock teams while maintaining partner collaboration

Skills

Unreal Engine

C++ proficiency

Engineering leadership

Client-facing communication

Cross-time-zone coordination

Education

Degree in computer science or engineering

Job description

Pipeworks Studios is seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to support a AAA Unreal Engine project. You will lead partner-facing technical discussions, translate priorities into routed tasks, and coordinate work across external studios to extend development capacity while aligning with partner standards.

This is a client-facing leadership role focused on organization, clarity, and technical judgment. You’ll review designs, guide engineers, and keep delivery on track across time zones, while