Remote Lead Game Engineer — Unreal, Multiplayer

Gardens; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401(k) / RRSP + DPSP

Job summary

Gardens Interactive is a fully remote game studio building connected multiplayer experiences. We seek a Lead Game Engineer to mentor engineers, own technical roadmap, and drive cross-functional collaboration with design, art, and production in a lean, high-ownership environment.

You will guide architecture, review code, and directly contribute to gameplay systems while supporting team growth and delivery in North American time zones.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional game development with shipped titles in Unreal Engine.
• 2+ years of direct engineering leadership or management experience.
• Strong C++ skills and familiarity with Blueprint workflows.
• Experience with online multiplayer replication, client-server, and netcode.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow the Gameplay Engineering team; set goals and conduct 1:1s.
• Plan, recruit, and interview technical roles within Gameplay Engineering.
• Own team processes: planning, code reviews, on-call/bug triage, estimation.
• Prototype or build gameplay systems when needed; maintain high-trust culture.
• Collaborate with design, art, production and leadership to align on roadmap.

Skills

Unreal Engine

C++

Team leadership

Multiplayer systems

Blueprint workflows

Software architecture

Cross functional collaboration

Communication

Job description

Gardens Interactive is a fully remote game studio building connected multiplayer experiences. We seek a Lead Game Engineer to mentor engineers, own technical roadmap, and drive cross-functional collaboration with design, art, and production in a lean, high-ownership environment.

You will guide architecture, review code, and directly contribute to gameplay systems while supporting team growth and delivery in North American time zones.