Programming Technical Lead - Central Technologies

The role

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Programming Technical Lead to play a critical role in shaping cloud computing strategies within our Central Technologies group. This is a team that develops a collection of backend and frontend services to support and enhance multiple Behaviour games. This senior-level position requires extensive experience and expertise in cloud technologies, DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and programming.

In this role you will:

• Analyze requirements and develop architectural plans to support both game and development services, in collaboration with the technical director.
• Design, implement, and oversee cloud computing strategies and solutions for live game infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership, including conducting code reviews and mentoring junior team members.
• Plan, organize, and manage multiple responsibilities like tasks estimates to meet project objectives.
• Collaborate with teams to drive continuous improvement in processes, tools, and meetings.
• Get hands-on when necessary to unblock the development in difficult situations.

What we're looking for:

• This is a senior-level position requiring experience in building and architecting distributed applications within cloud enterprise environments, including AWS and/or Azure, using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, EKS, AKS and Kubernetes is required.
• Proficiency in automation tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager for deploying cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to set up and maintain Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, utilizing tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, and Gitlab.
• You need to be solution-oriented and possess a collaborative spirit.