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Senior Technical Game Lead (Unreal Engine 5)

The Alliance for Virtuous Intelligence
San Jose, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025

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
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