Lead Programmer

About the Role

As the Lead Programmer for the Online team, you will be responsible for managing a multidisciplinary group of 8 developers. The ideal candidate has a passion for setting up their team for success, building up individuals both professionally and personally, and uniting their team toward a common goal. 

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of programmers, including their tasks, performance, and career development.
• Lead the organization, planning, and development of the online team.
• Collaborate with designers, directors, and other departments to achieve the vision of the game.
• Help set and enforce guidelines to keep a maintainable code base that will be used across multiple projects.
• Oversee programming processes and support in maintaining sustainable workflows.
• Assist with recruitment, on-boarding, development, and professional training of the online team.
• Maintain regular internal communications and encourage a positive and ambitious team atmosphere.
• Demonstrate good leadership, enthusiasm, motivation, and sense of commitment to your team.

Requirements

• 8 years of relevant professional experience working in AAA video games.
• 5 years of professional experience in a lead position managing multiple team members.
• Experience building and levelling up a team of developers; including regular check-ins, performance reviews, professional development, conflict resolution, etc.  
• Experience launching AAA titles on multiple platforms.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.  
• A strong motivation to manage and oversee a multidisciplinary team of developers (backend, client, dev ops, etc.).
• An understanding and passion for video games.
• Willingness to work in the province of Ontario is preferred, but remote opportunities are available.

Bonuses

• Experience working on online services integrations for AAA games.
• Working experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
• Have, a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent degree.
• Working experience with latest Xbox and Playstation platforms and/or game streaming services.
• Functional understanding of web service (backend) development technologies, processes and tools.
• Working experience with AWS, Azure or other cloud service providers.
• Working experience with video game backends and services, such as PlayFab, EOS, XBox Live and Playstation Network.