Programming Team Lead - Core Technologies

Programming Team Lead – Core TechnologiesDepartment and Team: Publishing / ProgrammingStatus: Permanent Full-TimeLocation: Montreal, QCThe 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 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto, Rotterdam, and the UK. 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 Dead by Daylight. 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 individuals 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.We are seeking a lead programmer to oversee a team of 8-9 direct reports in the Core Technologies (Core Tech) group. Core Tech develops a range of backend and frontend services that enhance Behaviour games, such as matchmaking, player progression, in-game purchases, friends' system, messaging, segmentation, and live ops systems.In this role you will:Ensure that the team delivers the required features on time and with top quality. You will schedule tasks and assign them, as well as organize how they get done and follow-up on their progress.Conduct feature scoping and estimations, with the help of programmers and other colleagues.Communicate regularly with your team members through 1-1’s, providing feedback, evaluating performance, and supporting career progression.Communicate with producers, product managers, and other stakeholders, keeping them aware of the status, progress, scope, and risks related to backend features.Perform technical tasks, supporting and challenging the technical director, technical leads, and team members in design and implementation decision-making, including coding and debugging outside of the critical path.What We're Looking For:Prior people management experience having led at least one programming team.Experience as a lead programmer of web services is a big plus.Prior experience as a programmer of web services is a must. A strong understanding of cloud computing services (AWS, GCP) is essential.Great communication skills.Solution-oriented with a collaborative spirit.Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services, partnering with many of the gaming industry’s leaders. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture, recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz. #J-18808-Ljbffr