Game Development Lead Specialist Engineer

Job Title: Game Development Lead Specialist Engineer
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Experience Required: 12 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person or Webcam

We are seeking an experienced Game Development Lead Specialist Engineer to oversee and guide the design development and technical implementation of high-performance gaming applications. This role requires strong leadership capabilities deep technical expertise in modern game engines and extensive hands-on experience in building scalable immersive and interactive game systems.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams drive architectural decisions optimize game performance and ensure timely delivery of high-quality game features.

• Lead the end-to-end game development process from architecture and design through implementation and release.

• Manage and mentor a team of developers ensuring best practices in coding standards performance optimization and technical problem-solving.

• Oversee creation and integration of core gameplay features UI/UX elements graphics audio AI physics networking and platform requirements.

• Work closely with product art design and QA teams to align technology with creative and business goals.

• Define and enforce coding standards performance benchmarks and development processes.

• Guide technical architecture decisions system scaling strategies and platform optimization.

• Evaluate new technologies tools and frameworks to improve development efficiency and game performance.

• Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to memory rendering performance or integration.

• Lead deployment and versioning processes for multi-platform releases.

• Manage project timelines sprints and deliverables using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• 12 years of professional experience in game development including at least 4 years in a technical lead or leadership role.

• Strong proficiency in game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine.

• Solid programming expertise in C C# or similar object-oriented languages.

• Proven experience with 2D/3D engine architecture rendering pipelines shaders and physics.

• Strong understanding of core game systems including AI networking animations asset pipelines and optimization techniques.

• Experience working with version control tools such as Git Perforce or SVN.

• Hands-on experience deploying games across multiple platforms (PC Console Mobile VR/AR).

• Strong understanding of performance profiling debugging optimization and memory management.

• Excellent problem-solving analytical thinking and communication skills.

• Background working in Agile or iterative development environments.

• Experience with multiplayer networking real-time server systems cloud services or backend integration.

• Knowledge of DevOps pipelines and CI/CD for game build automation.

• Experience with DirectX OpenGL Vulkan or Metal APIs.

• Background in machine learning for gameplay analytics or procedural content generation.

• Familiarity with motion capture pipelines VR/AR devices and sensory technologies.

• Experience collaborating with large distributed or offshore development teams.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Game Engineering or related technical field.