Senior Technical Director
Blackbird InteractiveVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Posted April 14, 2026
180000 - 240000 CAD
Full Time
About the Company
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is an innovative Vancouver-based game studio renowned for creating immersive video games such as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Led by a team with expertise from Pixar Canada, BBI excels in real-time strategy and PC gaming, offering cutting-edge visuals and innovative gameplay. The company's distinctive approach to creative storytelling and collaboration with leading institutions like NASA and eatART Foundation sets it apart in the industry.
Job Description
Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio that is looking for a Senior Technical Director to help define, strengthen, and scale technical leadership across the studio's portfolio and business development efforts.
Requirements
- Lead engineering leadership across the studio, directly managing technical leads spanning 4 to 8 active projects.
- Own hiring for key technical roles, including technical leads and senior engineering individual contributors.
- Drive technical assessment for partner opportunities, including remasters, ports, live operations, and other proposals.
- Help set new projects up for success by establishing strong technical foundations early, including build and release pipelines, middleware evaluations, engineering staffing needs, and development workflows that support long-term delivery.
- Provide ongoing engineering leadership across the portfolio, helping teams respond to emergent technical issues, production pressure, platform complexity, performance concerns, integration challenges, and architectural drift.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Flexible work arrangements
