Studio: Sinn Studio Inc.
Job Opening: Technical Lead / Lead Programmer (Gaming)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Planning and managing high-level initiatives with the Senior Producer and CEO
- Writing code standards and conveying key designs to the technical team
- Producing project outlines and technical breakdowns for project pitches
- Becoming an expert in the game mechanics explored during prototyping and share your learnings with the team to advance technical knowledge
- Leading prototyping efforts to prove out the concept and find its best expression
- Carrying product vision and defining game design pillars that guide team decisions
- Driving discussions and maintaining alignment on the team as you navigate through complex and ambiguous design spaces
- Helping the studio grow by establishing new pipelines and workflows
- Building and mentoring the growing technical team and supporting them to do their best work possible.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Skills:
- A firm understanding of game systems throughout the product and player lifecycle
- 5+ years of experience in the games industry as a programmer with growth into senior roles with more responsibility and leading a team
- High proficiency in C++
- Extensive experience with Unreal Engine 4 and/or 5
- 2+ years of experience in a senior or lead position
- Ability to advocate for the team, and speak up about their needs
- Familiarity working with Blueprint
- PC or console development experience
- Ability to communicate creative vision and articulate abstract concepts in a way that inspires and motivates everyone involved
- Experience with debugging, profiling, and performance optimizations and the ability to synthesize feedback from team members, user play tests to gain product insights and rapidly iterate on designs
- Experience leading and managing a team and supporting their career development
- Exceptional communication and articulation skills (written and verbal) with an ability to delegate and collaborate with team members across the studio and prioritize what matters most
- Empathetic leader with strong listening skills and a growth mindset, who understands how to elevate the team around them to do their best work
- Reliable with strong attention to detail and problem solving abilities
Nice to have:
- Past work on VR games
- Past work on console games
- Experience working with physics systems
