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October 10

Job not on LinkedIn

Product Manager driving the creation of developer tools for Netflix Games platforms. Enhancing developer experience and collaboration for games on TV products while leading strategic initiatives.

October 1

VP of Game Engineering leading engineering across mobile-first, live-service games at Fortis Games. Collaborating with exec team to shape standards and mentor technical leaders.

Unity

October 1

VP of Game Engineering at Fortis Games leading engineering for mobile-first, free-to-play live service titles. Shaping standards and collaboration across teams and studios.

Unity

October 1

VP of Game Engineering leading engineering efforts for mobile-first, live service games at Fortis Games. Shape standards, mentor leaders, and drive collaboration across teams.

Unity

October 1

VP, Game Engineering leading the engineering craft across mobile-first games at Fortis Games. Shaping engineering standards and growing technical leadership in live service titles.

Unity

October 1

VP of Game Engineering leading engineering for mobile-first, free-to-play live service games at Fortis Games, ensuring best practices and collaboration across teams.

Unity

October 1

VP of Game Engineering leading engineering standards for mobile-first live service games at Fortis Games. Collaborating with teams to ensure fast, quality game development.

Unity

August 13

Lead architectural decisions for real-time multiplayer games at Fortis Games;\nmentor teams and craft scalable gameplay systems.

Unity

August 13

Join Fortis Games to craft real-time multiplayer gameplay; collaborate across disciplines; design scalable features for long-term game life.

Unity

July 16

As Staff Unity Engineer at Limit Break, you'll develop a mid-core 3D mobile game. Join us to innovate in the global gaming industry.

AWS

Cloud

Java

Python

Unity

Go

June 28

Seeking a Principal Engineer to enhance player experience through dynamic difficulty adjustment in games.

🏄 California – Remote

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⛰️ Colorado – Remote

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💵 $120k - $206.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🎮 Game Engineer

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Unity

Unreal Engine

June 17

Job not on LinkedIn

NextHire

11 - 50

Join Northcorp as a UE Tools Developer to shape tools for UE 5 gaming experience.

Jenkins

Python

Remote lead game engineer salary expectations

The average salary for remote lead game engineers is $135,165 per year. This is based on data from 523 job openings. Our advanced AI searches the internet for remote job openings and posts them on our website. We use the salary data from these job postings to calculate salary expectations.

Below is a breakdown of salary data by years of experience:

ExperienceNumber of roles analyzedAverage Salary

⚪️ Entry-level Game Engineer (0 yrs)

1$0

🟢 Junior Game Engineer (1-2 yrs)

52$76,866

🟡 Mid-level Game Engineer (2-4 yrs)

177$106,143

🟠 Senior Game Engineer (5-9 yrs)

258$157,136

🔴 Lead Game Engineer (10+ yrs)

35$210,463

How long does it take for companies to hire a remote game engineer lead?

We analyzed 380 job listings in the last year and found it takes about 49 days for employers to close a job opening.

The most in-demand skills for game engineers lead

We reviewed 523 job postings and found the top 10 skills employers are asking for most often are:

Unity46.4%
C#43.7%
C++37.1%
Game development36.4%
Unreal engine25.2%
Debugging19.9%
Performance optimization18.5%
Python10.6%
Git9.3%
Collaboration8.6%

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