Senior Design Technology Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead and integrate Multiplayer’s expanding technology practice.

• Influence the operational and growth strategies of the technology team.

• Mentor direct reports through discussions on goal-setting.

• Foster a culture where engineers and designers excel collaboratively.

• Oversee planning and execution for multiple simultaneous projects.

• Manage workstreams, priorities, scope, resources, dependencies, risks, and delivery schedules.

• Collaborate with development partners on technical direction, implementation standards, milestones, and project expectations.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies, engineering practices, AI advancements, and industry trends.

• Define technical direction and decision-making frameworks across projects.

• Guide the technical direction of projects and make architectural decisions.

• Create prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and conduct technical explorations.

• Collaborate with designers, strategists, product teams, and clients to translate design intent into technical architecture and implementation strategies.

• Set engineering standards, code quality expectations, and QA methodologies.

• Identify technical risks, communicate trade-offs, and propose solutions.

• Contribute to ongoing creative enhancement, innovation, and excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of full-time experience in design technology, creative development, or a closely related field.

• At least 2 years in a managerial role.

• Work samples that are accessible to Multiplayer.

• Minimum 3-hour overlap with the Toronto EDT timezone.

• Extensive full-stack knowledge across frontend, backend, infrastructure, DevOps, deployment pipelines, and contemporary development platforms.

• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude Code.

• Capability to make architectural decisions that balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed.

• Skill in establishing engineering standards, code quality expectations, and QA practices.

• Ability to develop prototypes, proof-of-concepts, hardware integrations, and physical computing explorations where applicable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere.

• Annual discretionary bonus.

• Competitive salary.

• Paid time off (over 20 days).

• Health benefits.

• Training & development opportunities.