
Job Overview
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Engineering
Date Posted
April 16, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As Senior Technical Director at Blackbird Interactive, you will lead the technical vision and execution for game development projects, ensuring high-quality, innovative, and scalable solutions that align with creative goals and studio standards.
- • Day to day, you will oversee technical teams, define architecture and technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, collaborate with creative leads on feasibility and implementation, drive performance optimization, and ensure timely delivery of technical milestones across multiple game genres and IPs.
- • Blackbird Interactive is a remote-first, independent game studio based in Vancouver, BC, known for its creative culture, long-term career growth opportunities, and work on both original IPs and world-class licensed properties across diverse genres.
- • In this role, you will deepen your leadership expertise in game technology, influence studio-wide technical practices, ship impactful games, and grow as a strategic technical leader in a supportive, innovative environment.
Skills & Technologies
About Blackbird Interactive, Inc.
Blackbird Interactive is a Canadian independent game development studio founded in 2010 by former Relic Entertainment veterans. It specializes in real-time strategy, immersive simulation, and interactive media projects, serving as co-developer for major publishers and producing original IP. The studio is best known for titles such as *Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak*, *Hardspace: Shipbreaker*, and the upcoming *Homeworld 3*. With over 300 employees in Vancouver, Blackbird combines AAA production values with agile, creator-led culture, leveraging proprietary technology and cross-disciplinary collaboration to push narrative depth, systemic gameplay, and player agency in both commercial and educational experiences.
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