Head of Engineering

Job Details

Type: Permanent Full-time
Location: We are working from home!
Number of Openings: 1

WHAT IMPACT CAN A HEAD OF ENGINEERING HAVE AT ESG? 

At East Side Games, we all band together to deliver a world-class gameplay experience for our players around the globe. Whether that’s working with Ricky and the Gang on Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money, or any of our other current or upcoming titles, you’re committed to making memorable player experiences. Everyone has an impact here. As the Head of Engineering, you are passionate about leading teams of engineers and leads towards a technical vision that you create and champion. Years of development experience and leadership experience has given you excellent technical principles and you now use those to elevate and nurture the people around you. You’re a leader in the Engineering space and excited about helping scale our studio and team. You’ll also be a source of industry knowledge, knowing where this field is going and connecting with potential partners to explore new relationships and opportunities.

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

  • Focus on the strategic technical direction of the studio and managing the Engineering discipline.
  • Develop our Engineering roadmap and strategy with our leadership team that balance technical performance and company business value.
  • Collaborate closely with other departments such as Growth, Production and various others.
  • Champion best practices and technical excellence by guiding leads to continually improve, automate, and optimize team workflows.
  • Provide guidance, career development and mentorship support to your team.
  • Maintain the culture and discipline of Engineering that is directive in guidance, and creates a space for engineers to grow and flourish.
  • Champion the vision for our technology stack *** Duties and responsibilities outlined above are representative, but not all-inclusive.

 

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • 8+ years in games development and software engineering.
  • 5+ years in leading a team of Engineers.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.
  • Experience with the Unity game engine.
  • We also accept equivalent related experience!Experience both developing and driving technical roadmaps.
  • Experience in project management, particularly Agile Development, for software products.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to communicate across disciplines and seniority levels

 

NICE TO HAVE:

  • Mobile, F2P, or idle game experience is a HUGE plus!
  • Experience with AWS or other Cloud Service providers.
  • Experience with a backend framework.
  • Experience scaling Engineering teams and leading bigger teams.

 

 WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WORK AT ESG?

We are East Side Games – a pillar in beautiful Vancouver’s gaming community. Our mission is to create games that are easy to pick up, hard to put down, and don’t suck! We put players at the heart of our evolution, independence, and profitability. With their help, we’ve defined the narrative idle gaming space with huge IPs that reach the lives of millions globally… And we’re just getting started!

Culture rules here, and that’s what makes us unique. We put people at the core of what we do. We believe that you can steer the ship of your career, and we anchor through support, trust, and connection. Tackle your challenges, share your learnings, then share a drink with the studio in our weekly Cheers Friday Announcements. Have we piqued your curiosity? Then check out our amazing Culture and Benefits! We’re also a remote-first studio and encourage all applications!

 

WE’RE BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

East Side Games are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, and will utilize the strengths you bring to foster your growth and the studio’s growth.

If this sounds like everything you hoped for and more, and you’re enthused to build genre-defining narrative idle games, click the “Apply Here” button below. If now is not the right time for you but you know someone who would be a great match for us at East Side Games, check out our referral bonus here! Let’s build great games together!

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Due to a small (but completely awesome) recruitment team, only those candidates that qualify will be contacted.  Thanks for your interest in ESG and we wish you super success in your job search!

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