Engineering Manager
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About the Position
Engineering Manager
Massachusetts, USA (Remote)
Who We Are:
Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio founded by Ken Levine (Creative Director of System Shock 2, Bioshock, and Bioshock Infinite) and former Irrational Games developers. The studio’s mission is to create narrative-driven experiences rooted in immersive world building and gameplay.
The Challenge:
Ghost Story Games is seeking a talented remote Engineering Manager to join us on Judas, the highly anticipated game led by Ken Levine (System Shock 2, BioShock series). Unique in its bold, creative vision, Judas is also built upon novel technology by which the visual world, gameplay, and story unfolds in meaningful, dynamic ways. The result is a significant and personal journey adapted to each player’s experience and offers a new approach to the art and storytelling of video games.
We are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the finalization and polish of our dynamic gameplay and narrative systems. In this critical leadership role, you will oversee engineering teams, own major subsystems, take charge of the strategic planning, execution, and optimization required to bring these systems to a "shipping-ready" state. Beyond technical oversight, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining technical roadmaps, managing and mentoring engineering personnel, and serving as a key liaison to foster seamless collaboration with other studio disciplines.
The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of driving AAA games through to launch, pairing strong technical acumen with the meticulous care and leadership necessary to ship a robust and sustainable game.
Responsibilities
- Own hardening our systems to shipping quality.
- Lead engineering teams to hit a quality and stability bar.
- Ensure quality and stability of multiple important game systems.
- Mentor internal and external engineers on hardening and polishing systems.
- Review and approve milestones for external console port team and performance/optimization efforts.
- Collaborate with design, art, etc., to ensure systems and tools support development needs.
Requirements
- Extensive Unreal Engine 4 experience.
- Experience with closing down heavily dynamic and/or procedural systems.
- Experience with streaming, serialization, and procedural content systems.
- Experience managing internal and external teams.
- Strong knowledge of C++.
- Ability to quickly understand existing code and enhance/extend an existing architecture.
- Experience shipping AAA action and/or FPS games.
Nice to Have
- Support build automation processes as needed.
- Support analytics backend development.
- C#/Python/Blueprint experience.
We Offer
- Pay range: $200,000 - $250,000 per year (based on market location and other factors).
- Comprehensive benefits package (subject to eligibility).
When Applying For This Position:
Please watch the following GDC talk given by Ken Levine: Narrative
Please be aware that Ghost Story does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Ghost Story also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Ghost Story will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Ghost Story’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Ghost Story email addresses (i.e., via a ghoststorygames.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact [email protected]
About the Company
As an equal opportunity employer, Ghost Story Games, LLC (“Ghost Story”) is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Ghost Story does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Ghost Story’s equal opportunity commitment, please contact [email protected].
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