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Lead Software Engineer

Gasket Games
Vancouver British Columbia
2 years ago
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Gasket Games is looking for a Lead Software Engineer. You are an experienced Lead Software Engineer who excels at both the technical and the people management side. This role is perfect for someone who loves building strong relationships, enjoys solving team dynamics, who knows how to deliver actionable feedback in a genuine way. Our Engineering team solves some pretty complex problems and we want to continue to support them so they can do their best work. You will leverage your deep technical experience in games to help the team find the right solutions to programming problems and also solve some programming problems yourself. While this role leads other programmers, it is not a hand-off role. This role reports to the studio Technical Director and collaborates closely with other project leads.

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with producers and the studio Technical Director to map out objectives & priorities for the project.
  • Attend and actively participate in project leads meetings. Communication and collaboration are fundamental to building great games.
  • Communicate project changes and priorities to the engineering team.
  • Give timely feedback and meet your direct reports regularly. At Gasket, one on ones are crucial in supporting your team.
  • Mentor and coach the Engineering team and help lead them through fulfilling careers.
  • Work with direct reports to set goals and guide their path to achieving these goals.
  • Hold direct reports accountable for achieving their work, help and guide the work as needed.
  • Partner with the Director of People & Culture on performance management, recruitment, and the overall employee experience.

Who you are:

  • You are an Engineer who excels at leading teams and experience in a similar leadership role.
  • You have experience working in a games studio and understand the complexities of making games.
  • You are known as a wise and kind leader who sees the bigger picture and knows how to guide a team to a common goal.
  • You have deep technical expertise in the games industry, preferably in console game development.

Finally, a little about Gasket Games Corp. We are a studio of 35 game developers who usually work out of our studio located in Vancouver. Due to COVID-19 we are all working from our home offices, creating engaging content and gameplay. We stay connected through Slack, Google Hangouts, email, our weekly studio update and our virtual happy hour. We have a high bar for quality within our games and mutual respect within our company culture.

We offer very competitive benefits including:

  • Competitive salary.
  • 4 weeks of paid vacation, plus a studio closure over the Winter holidays.
  • Participation in the Employee Shares Option Plan.
  • An extensive health and dental plan.
  • An inclusive culture where you get to work with talented and respectful team members who want to make awesome games, just like you.
  • Weekly studio update so that you know what’s going on, followed by a happy hour.
  • Frequent virtual team events.

Gasket Games is a safe, supportive, diverse and inclusive environment where people of all walks of life are welcome and belong. We welcome and encourage all folks to apply.

If the role and our studio sound interesting to you, we would love to hear from you!

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