BIG Viking Games 3
VP of Engineering & AI
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Vp
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 13 days ago
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About the role
- BVG is actively investing in a 2.0 product roadmap, a next-generation rebuild of our games with the potential to significantly expand our addressable market.
- You are equally comfortable driving organization-wide AI adoption as you are shipping scalable, production-grade game systems.
- You thrive in environments where you can architect strategic solutions, move at startup velocity with emerging technologies, and roll up your sleeves to solve hard technical problems.
Responsibilities
- Big Viking Games is hiring a Head of Engineering & AI to drive AI-first transformation across our live-service games while providing hands-on engineering leadership for our development teams.
- Reporting to the CEO, this role owns the technical roadmap for AI/ML capabilities, game and backend architecture, engineering standards, and infrastructure across the portfolio.
- Founded in 2011, the company has been building and operating virtual worlds for over a decade.
- We are re-architecting how we work with AI and agentic systems, modernizing our game and backend infrastructure, and rethinking how we deliver personalized, dynamic player experiences.
- This role sits at the intersection of applied AI and live-service game engineering, and is responsible for building the technical foundation for what comes next.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate is an AI-forward technical leader who combines hands-on applied AI/ML experience with the ability to lead game engineering teams through complex technical challenges.
Compensation
- $10k-$15k
Company info
- Big Viking Games is a profitable, self-funded live-service studio based in Toronto.
- Our flagship games, YoWorld and FishWorld, have served millions of players over their lifetime through deep in-game economies built around virtual goods, player-to-player trading, and long-term engagement.
- We operate with the speed and conviction of a startup, backed by the stability of a proven business.
- About Us Big Viking Games is a profitable, self-funded live-service studio based in Toronto.
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