Head of Engineering

at  Arrowhead Game Studios

If you’re looking to make the best co-op games in the world, you’ve come to the right place. We’re proud to have some of the best game makers and collaborators in the industry working with us. What’s more, we’re a fun bunch of game developers, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Our games are not for everyone. Are they for you?

REQUIREMENTS - MUST HAVES:

• +10 years of experience in development, including leadership positions in the games industry or equivalent experience of shipping games from start to finish
• Proven proficiency in multiple programming languages (such as C, C++, C# and Lua)
• Demonstrated leadership experience at a senior level including strategic work
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about game development
• Proven track record helping teams to deliver timely, high-quality products
• Demonstrated experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders and can represent both possibilities and challenges in technical choices
• Ability to guide development into newer, more modern ways of developing games in the future (skynet, HAL9000 etc)
• Avid gamer

• Plan & lead execution of tech roadmap
• Lead the technical training and education efforts within the studio
• Collaboration with key external partners
• Build & restructure sound high level processes for facilitating technical excellence

Manage & lead managers in tech disciplines

• Recruit and develop great technical teams

Good output:

• Leads a team of leaders who consistently deliver on great game experiences - including stability, health of game builds, UX experience and contractual deliverables
• Achieves results through others
• Strategic collaborator and visionary for the tech at Arrowhead as a senior leader of the company.
• Ability to inspire and rally troops around a shared vision and mission
• Skilled in external stakeholder management, with the ability to pitch and negotiate with existing partners as well as possible investors and new partners
• Finding out of the box solutions whilst working proactively
• Raises technical literacy across all disciplines in the company
• Identifies leveraged solutions for greater impact and collaborates effectively together with production to rally technical leaders in utilizing outsourcing and co-development
• Lead teams that enable efficient implementation of excellent gameplay experiences
• Creates long term strategy and builds the foundation that will endure for future games
• Maintains a high-performing team through excellence in talent management, including hiring, developing, and retaining key talent.
• Inspires and promotes a positive engineering culture