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Technical Director
New Westminster, British Columbia · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$180kDetected 20 days ago
C++Backend DevelopmentCI/CDJiraConfluenceUnreal EngineLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- About Offworld: Offworld Industries Ltd. (Offworld) is the independent studio behind the successful military first-person shooter game, "Squad".
- Offworld was formed in 2014 by more than 15 developers who had worked together on the well-known Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2.
- Fast forward to 2026, Offworld has more than 140 employees and is rapidly growing.
Responsibilities
- The founding purpose of the team was to bring a standalone successor of this acclaimed mod to market and build a game development studio and a livelihood from that foundation.
- Maintain stability of the OFL project and development processes (builds, etc.)
- Conduct technical reviews of major systems and pipelines (build, CI/CD, tools, online services).
- Lead, mentor, and align Lead Programmers, ensuring collaboration across the sub-team.
- Represent technical interests in cross-disciplinary leadership discussions with design, art, and production.
- Partner with Production to prioritize technical work and ensure realistic schedules.
- Ensure technical milestones are delivered in line with project goals and internal or external partner/publisher requirements.
Requirements
- 2+ years launching and/or operating Live Service games.
- Proven experience architecting high-concurrency multiplayer systems, including networking, backend services, microservices, and F2P live-ops infrastructure.
- Demonstrated ability to define and execute technical strategy for a large-scale multiplayer title, balancing innovation with long-term stability and maintainability.
- Strategic partnership experience with Production to manage scope, prioritize work, and proactively mitigate technical risk.
- Proven leadership mentoring senior engineers and establishing technical standards, workflows, and engineering best practices across a programming organization.
Nice to have
- Deep expertise in C++, and Blueprint integration within large-scale production environments.
- Experience with Unreal Engine 5 is a plus.
Compensation
- The typical salary range for this position is $150,000 - $180,000 CAD per year and is subject to change.
Benefits
- Own and communicate the overall technical vision and strategy for OFL.
- Extended health and dental benefits
- Wellness and health spending accounts
- Retirement savings plan
- 3 weeks of paid vacation and 2 weeks of paid studio shutdown over the December holiday period
Company info
- If you meet the above qualifications, and Offworld sounds like the kind of company you want to be a part of, please apply now with a copy of your resume.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- eceive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, language, citizenship, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, physical and/or menta
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