VP, Game Engineering (Remote - US)

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a VP, Game Engineering in the United States.

As the VP of Game Engineering, you will lead the strategic direction, growth, and excellence of engineering across a portfolio of mobile-first, free-to-play live service games. This role combines visionary leadership with deep technical insight, ensuring teams have the tools, systems, and workflows to build and scale high-quality games quickly and sustainably. You’ll work closely with studio leadership, technical directors, and cross-functional partners to align engineering priorities with business goals while nurturing innovation, collaboration, and performance across distributed teams.

Accountabilities

• Lead and evolve the global game engineering organization, establishing strong leadership structures and collaborative workflows across studios.
• Mentor and guide Technical Directors, empowering them to lead with autonomy and drive technical excellence.
• Define and implement efficient development frameworks, tools, and processes that streamline production and live service operations.
• Oversee the evolution of shared client-side technology, including Unity integrations and reusable systems, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Champion high standards for code quality, performance, documentation, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, art, and publishing teams to position engineering as a proactive, solutions-driven partner.
• Drive hiring, talent development, and retention strategies to build a high-performing, growth-oriented engineering culture.
• Align central technology groups (platform, infrastructure, data, QA) with game studios to maximize efficiency and technical cohesion.
• Represent engineering at the executive level, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and portfolio priorities.

• Extensive leadership experience in game engineering, managing multi-team organizations delivering live or service-based titles.
• Proven ability to develop and mentor Technical Directors and technical leads across distributed and cross-functional teams.
• Strong background in Unity development and familiarity with games-as-a-service models and multi-platform delivery.
• Demonstrated success in organizational design, process optimization, and integration of emerging technologies (including AI) to accelerate development.
• In-depth understanding of the game development lifecycle, particularly live operations and content delivery pipelines.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with a talent for aligning diverse stakeholders around shared goals.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect technical execution to business impact.
• Experienced in agile methodologies, fostering continuous learning, adaptability, and rapid iteration.

• Fully remote opportunity with flexible work arrangements across U.S. time zones.
• Competitive executive compensation package, including base salary, performance incentives, and equity options.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Inclusive parental leave, wellness support, and professional development programs.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented work environment that values diversity and belonging.
• The opportunity to shape the future of game studio operations and lead innovation in live service game development.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!

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