Lead Game Engineer
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Gardens InteractiveGame Development
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada. Gardens cannot assist with work authorizations or work visas. Applicants must also be willing to work within North American time zones (EST–PST)., EST–PSTFull-TimeLead
SalaryCompensation Range: $205,718 - $238,348
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Job Details
- Experience
- 6+ years of professional game development experience; 2+ years of experience directly managing or leading engineers
- Required Skills
- Software ArchitectureC++Unreal engine
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional game development experience, with shipped title(s) built in Unreal Engine.
- 2+ years of experience directly managing or leading engineers (formal management, tech lead, or team lead experience).
- Strong C++ skills and deep familiarity with Blueprint workflows.
- Hands-on experience with online multiplayer systems, including replication, client-server architecture, netcode, and the performance/debugging challenges that come with them.
- Solid grasp of software architecture and design patterns.
- Experience working cross-functionally with design, art, and production in a real production environment.
- Comfortable operating with high ownership in a lean team.
- Strong communication skills, capable of explaining technical trade-offs to non-engineers.
Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of game engineers: set goals, run 1:1s, give feedback, and support career development.
- Plan, recruit, and interview technical roles within the Gameplay Engineering team.
- Own team processes: planning, code review standards, on-call/bug triage, and how work gets scoped and estimated.
- Create a healthy, high-trust engineering culture at a small-studio scale.
- Review pull requests and unblock engineers on hard technical problems.
- Debug and resolve complex cross-system issues, especially around multiplayer sync, performance, and stability.
- Prototype or build out gameplay systems directly when the team needs an extra pair of hands.
- Partner closely with game design, art, and production to scope features and keep engineering aligned with the creative vision.
- Partner with the Technical Director to create a realistic technical roadmap.
- Communicate engineering status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to studio leadership.
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