Engineering Director

About the Position

Honor Games® is a disciplined, long-running independent studio with a proven track record, including the award-winning Tiberium Secrets and the multiplayer FPS Charge!. We are now entering preproduction on multiple new titles, including our next flagship narrative project, Chronoport. As we scale, we are seeking an Engineering Director to lead our technical teams, define engineering standards, and ensure the studio’s codebase remains stable, scalable, and future-proof.

This role is essential to maintaining Honor Games’ disciplined, high-standards development culture.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Define and maintain engineering standards across all projects
• Establish coding guidelines, documentation expectations, and review processes
• Ensure codebases remain stable, modular, and maintainable
• Provide technical direction for new systems, tools, and features

Team Management

• Oversee all programmers across active projects
• Mentor engineers and support their growth
• Assign tasks, review code, and ensure consistent execution
• Maintain clarity between engineering, design, and production

Pipeline & Architecture

• Own the technical pipeline for Unity/Unreal (depending on project)
• Maintain shared libraries, tools, and core systems
• Identify technical risks early and propose solutions
• Ensure builds, integrations, and deployments run smoothly

Cross-Project Support

• Provide engineering support to multiple teams simultaneously
• Help unblock programmers and resolve complex technical issues
• Coordinate with Producers and Leads to maintain timelines
• Ensure technical alignment across the entire studio

Long-Term Technical Strategy

• Plan for scalability, maintainability, and future project needs
• Evaluate new tools, technologies, and workflows
• Support the studio’s transition into multi-project development
• Prepare engineering infrastructure for publisher conversations and growth

Requirements

• Strong experience as a Programmer, Technical Lead, or Engineering Manager
• Deep understanding of game development pipelines
• Experience with Unity, Unreal, or both
• Ability to architect systems and maintain large codebases
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Experience working with remote teams
• Minimum 12 months working on a team
• Leadership maturity and technical discipline

Nice to Have

• Experience overseeing multiple engineering teams
• Familiarity with Jira, Git, CI/CD, and production tools
• Experience in volunteer or rev-share environments
• Ability to foresee technical risks and propose solutions
• Background in systems architecture or technical direction

Commitment

• 10–15 hours/week
• Must be responsive via smartphone
• Weekly leadership meeting: Wednesdays, 6 PM PST
• Tools: Google Drive, Jira, Slack, Zoom, Git
• Must log hours for revenue-share calculation
• This is a volunteer rev-share role - applicants must have stable income

What You Gain

• High-level technical leadership experience in a functioning, structured studio
• Direct collaboration with the Founder/CEO
• Influence over the technical direction of multiple projects
• A central role in shaping Honor Games’ engineering culture
• Professional networking and industry exposure
• A meaningful leadership position in a growing studio

If you want to help build the technical backbone of a multi-project studio - and lead the engineers who bring our worlds to life - we’d love to hear from you.

If you’re looking for a casual or low-responsibility role, this is not the right fit.

To Apply

Email: [email protected]

Location

USA jurisdictions preferred

Skill

Programmers

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Work Location Type

Remote