Lead Software Engineer, Tactical Shooter (Unreal Engine 5)

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects. That includes world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help drive the technical direction and execution of a third person tactical shooter being developed in Unreal Engine 5 for PC . You will lead engineering efforts across core gameplay systems, AI, combat support systems, navigation, and performance-critical runtime features that are essential to delivering a polished, scalable, and highly responsive tactical action experience. This role is remote-friendly in Canada with Pacific-time overlap required. What You’ll Lead and Deliver: - Lead the technical direction and implementation of core gameplay and runtime systems for a third person tactical shooter in Unreal Engine 5. - Own the architecture and long-term health of gameplay-adjacent systems including AI support, combat frameworks, traversal, movement, navigation, encounter scripting support, and systemic runtime features. - Partner closel...