MPG | Head of Programming - Americas

About MPG:

At The Multiplayer Group (MPG), we specialise in creating the highest standard of mind-blowing multiplayer experiences for our partners, through Co-Dev and Full-Dev projects.

Our people-first culture fosters a welcoming environment and a diverse team of talented people from across the globe.

We have a flexible approach to working that makes room for real life.

With our team spread far and wide, we're always looking for ways to bring our people together, whether that's online or in person.

Our giving back philosophy is centred around our local communities, education, and sustainability. We’re proud to say we’ve been Climate Positive since 2020!

Location: Canada, but we are also open to candidates applying who are located in the US too.

Your mission:

As a Head of Programming at MPG, you will have a real impact on the industry. Working shoulder to shoulder with the world’s top developers and publishers to design features and create technical solutions, and then inspire your teams to implement your visions. Mentoring the next generation of engineers and being at the forefront by pushing the industry to take giant leaps.

We are looking for a Head of Programming who can own and articulate technical visions and provide evaluations for our current Co-Dev and Full-Dev projects as well as future customers, to enable us to keep making true impact for our partners and create amazing experiences for players.

Whilst your expertise is rooted in technical leadership, this role requires a balance of deep technical expertise, strong business acumen and leadership skills to align to our studio’s strategic goals, driving our success across the Americas.

What you’ll be doing:

• Defining and evaluating technical strategies for current and future clients, ensuring that we are upholding high quality standards
• Shaping the technical vision and driving engineering excellence across current and future projects
• Overseeing a team, or teams of Engineers, with responsibility for performance management and development/pastoral care, ensuring exceptional levels of service to our clients
• Support our VP of Engineering and our other Heads of Engineering in technical discussions with clients on prospective projects as well as active projects within MPG
• Work closely with creative, production and our future development teams to align solutions with project goals
• Setting the technical direction with the support of our Technical Directors on multiple projects as well as considering priorities of projects effectively
• Provide support/input to the People Team on HR initiatives relating to the MPG People Plan
• Advocate quality in MPG and keep aligned with clients development processes, ensuring Engineers on the project are aware and on board with these processes
• Work closely with our Technical Directors and Lead Engineers to minimise technical issues and mitigate risks on projects
• Being a brand ambassador of MPG and endorse quality in MPG’s development process
• Keeping yourself aware and up to date on current programming languages and technologies that are relevant to your role, to ensure you are able to support your team

Requirements

What we’ll need from you:

• Professional experience within a senior technical leadership role
• Substantial experience working within game development and contributed to multiple products in a director position
• Exceptional ability to lead, inspire and manage diverse and global technical teams
• Professional experience in the architecture of multiplayer game development
• Expertise in C++ (or relevant programming language) programming skills
• Excellent knowledge of relevant technologies (Unreal Engine, Unity and other proprietary engines) as well as experience with relevant platforms, such as PC and consoles
• Experience of supporting HR initiatives including, but not limited to, development discussions, interviewing and performance management
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to evaluate and comprehend direction
• A great communicator with the ability to verbalise conceptual thoughts and the willingness to accept constructive critique
• Excellent problem solving skills
• A deep understanding of the games industry, market trends and player behaviours

Benefits

• Flexible working: We were remote-friendly way before it was cool. We want to give you the flexibility you need to perform your best at work, and look after your home life too, so we have core hours that make room for real life.
• Support & wellbeing: From dedicated mental health first-aiders to therapy and coaching through our wellbeing partner, Myndup, private medical insurance and even a weekly exercise class live-streamed from the UK office - we provide the tools you need to stay happy and healthy.
• Pension and life cover: We've got your back with a solid pension plan that helps you level up your retirement savings effortlessly. Plus, our life insurance policy gives your family the ultimate protection boost.
• Time for you: Booking a holiday? We offer a minimum of 25 vacation days, as well as a paid break over the winter holiday. Plus there’s an additional 3 Volunteering Days per year for you to invest time in your local communities and causes that matter.
• Parental leave: Family comes first. We offer parental leave to support your journey as a parent or caregiver, giving you the flexibility to balance your professional and personal responsibilities.
• Levelling up: Whichever path you wish to take, there’s tonnes of ways to earn XP. Everyone at MPG has access to an annual L&D budget, allowing you to purchase the materials you need for learning in your spare time. There’s also a large hub of Expert Talks, Game Jams and exciting mentoring opportunities.
• Getting together: We're always looking for ways to bring people together. Every team member has a dedicated Entertainment Allowance for socialising with others at MPG. We also host regular chances to have fun as a team - online and in person - as well as monthly company-wide meetings, Expert Talks and Tea Times with Andy (our CEO!)