Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Creating and enhancing pipelines that facilitate the effective sharing of technology, systems, and tools across various projects.

• Assisting and guiding teams through the processes of code and system merging, reducing conflicts and ensuring uniformity.

• Leading and supporting refactoring initiatives to enhance the modularity, maintainability, and reusability of existing systems.

• Collaborating with engineers and technical leaders to discover opportunities for standardization and consolidation.

• Evaluating architectures and implementations with an emphasis on scalability, modularity, and long-term sustainability.

• Serving as a mentor and consultant for teams on best practices concerning code shareability and cross-project development.

• Promoting the adoption of shared solutions and minimizing duplication of efforts across the studio.

• Recognizing fragmentation risks and proactively suggesting enhancements to the overall tech ecosystem.

• Contributing directly to shared systems, particularly in areas that facilitate multiple teams, and re-architecting solutions for reusability across different contexts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a software architecture role, with a proven history of designing scalable, modular systems in a multi-project setting.

• Demonstrated expertise in an architecture or technical leadership role, guiding technical direction across teams or multiple projects, and aligning solutions toward common objectives.

• Proven experience in refactoring large or legacy codebases within a production environment.

• Experience working with shared codebases or across various projects/teams.

• In-depth knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Perforce, Git) and branching/merging strategies.

• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or other relevant programming languages utilized in game development.

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine (preferred) or similar game development platforms.

• Excellent communication skills and the capability to collaborate on technical decisions across teams, with an understanding of the human factors affecting code sharing and collaboration.

• Experience mentoring engineers and advocating for engineering best practices.

• Ability to balance immediate delivery needs with long-term technical sustainability.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical healthcare (including dental, vision, and mental health services).

• Complimentary mental health support, featuring access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars.

• Paid time off — 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days, and 12 public holidays per year.

• RRSP with employer matching contributions.

• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $100 per month for fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more.

• Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate may take one additional day off when experiencing period pain.

• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.

• Flexible working hours.

• Access to training, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all offered.

• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home when you join the team.

• Dog-friendly office — bring your furry friend to work and take care of them while you’re on the job! There’s always a pet or two to meet.

• Truly international working environment — an opportunity to meet and collaborate with a diverse group of individuals from around the globe.

• No dress code — we prefer to keep it casual.