Blackbird Interactive
201 - 500 employees
🎮 Gaming
👥 B2C
Gaming • B2C
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio based in Vancouver, known for developing video games such as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded in 2010 by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz, BBI boasts an internal CG cinematics department led by the founder of Pixar Canada and has collaborated on various game-adjacent projects. BBI was recognized as one of the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte.
Senior Software Engineer – Original Game, Unreal Engine 5
🕒 July 9
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Blackbird Interactive
201 - 500 employees
🎮 Gaming
👥 B2C
Gaming • B2C
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio based in Vancouver, known for developing video games such as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded in 2010 by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz, BBI boasts an internal CG cinematics department led by the founder of Pixar Canada and has collaborated on various game-adjacent projects. BBI was recognized as one of the fastest growing Canadian companies by revenue in 2020 and 2021 by The Globe and Mail and Deloitte.
📋 Description
• Build gameplay systems, including narrative, exploration and inventory. • Support artists and animators with the Metahuman pipeline. • Partner closely with designers to build high quality and fun experiences. • Integrate modern Unreal pipelines to improve efficiency and quality of the game. • Communicate clearly with stakeholders about technical constraints, trade-offs, dependencies, and execution plans.
🎯 Requirements
• legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada • experience with Unreal Engine 5 • capable of building various gameplay and engine systems for original game • ability to work across core gameplay systems, AI, platforms support, build and delivery pipelines
🏖️ Benefits
• flexible work arrangements
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