Lead Software Engineer full time

As a Lead Engine/Systems Engineer in Unreal you will lead a team of junior-to-mid level engineers. You will report to the Project Leadership. This is a 100% remote full time job. 

You will:

• Lead and mentor junior-to-mid-level engineers

• Participate in hands-on software engineering work, and provide management support to direct reports as-needed

• Facilitate communication between clients, internal teams/management, and individual contributors

Responsibilities:

• Lead from a place of mentorship, teaching, and career progression

• Work with the technical director and studio leadership developing code for global development projects involving infrastructure for online gaming architecture for multiple platforms/games/consoles

• Work with architects to implement design recommendations and solutions for existing architecture to improve performance, security and reliability

• Develop, maintain, and optimize the middleware, SDKs, internal libraries, and everything in between

• Interface between Client partners and TLM Partners

• Interface with other departments providing development, documentation, influence strategy and overall direction

Main requirements

• Must have Unreal game development experience - at least one shipped title
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• 5+ years of application development experience
• Unreal 4 development experience
• Strong C/C++ skills
• Well-versed in PC and Console game development techniques and best practices
• Great with lateral thinking and motivation to work independently and on a team as well as the ability to work directly with teams across multiple territories and time zones
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation from the beginning of a project through completion
• Dedication, teamwork and professionalism
• Great interpersonal skills

Nice to have

• Shipped one or more AAA console or PC title
• 3+ years experience in the games industry
• Systems and Network Engineering a plus
• Experience writing technical documentation
• Familiarity with current and next console SDKs, Steam, Epic Game Store,
• Familiarity with common game industry tools & middleware
• Expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Graphics, or Audio a plus