Senior Technical Game Lead (Unreal Engine 5)

Early-Stage Equity Position | Technical Leadership Role

Vision & Role

We're developing an ambitious game with established narrative and design foundations. As our Senior Technical Game Lead, you'll own the technical implementation while collaborating with the founder/creative director who handles story, design, and creative direction. This is an early-stage opportunity with meaningful equity, ideal for a technical expert who wants to focus on technical excellence.

Time commitment is flexible and to be discussed.

Technical Leadership Scope

• Development of technical architecture and implementation
• Technical decision-making and leadership within established project vision
• Leadership of development workflow and processes
• Direct collaboration with founder on technical execution
• Independence to drive technical excellence

Technical Expertise Required

• Proven track record shipping games with Unreal Engine
• Expert-level C++ programming and system architecture skills
• Deep understanding of Blueprint visual scripting best practices
• Strong background in performance optimization and scalability
• Experience with modern game development pipelines
• Technical team leadership experience

Core Responsibilities

• Architect and implement robust game systems
• Build efficient technical pipelines and workflows
• Optimize performance and maintain technical excellence
• Transform creative vision into technical reality
• Drive key technical decisions
• Set technical standards and best practices

What Makes You Perfect

• 5+ years of professional game development experience
• Multiple shipped titles using Unreal Engine
• Strong portfolio demonstrating technical excellence
• Experience leading technical implementation of major features
• Passion for creating efficient, maintainable game systems
• Ability to balance technical ideals with practical delivery

What We Offer

• Significant equity compensation package
• Direct collaboration with founder
• Clear separation of technical and creative responsibilities
• Future technical team leadership opportunities
• Flexible remote work arrangements
• Salary aligned with funding milestones

Project Foundation

• Comprehensive game design documentation
• Established creative direction and narrative
• Clear project scope and milestone planning
• Strong vision with room for technical innovation
• Patent-pending game mechanics ready for implementation

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Thrives in technically focused leadership roles
• Values ownership of technical execution
• Enjoys collaboration while respecting established project vision
• Motivated by equity upside and technical challenges
• Comfortable with early-stage environment

Next Steps

Share your technical journey, including:

• Games you've shipped and your technical role in them
• Most significant technical challenges you've overcome
• Experience leading technical implementation
• Your approach to balancing creativity with technical constraints
• Vision for technical excellence in game development