Lead Tools Engineer

Summary

Join The Molasses Flood, a CD PROJEKT game development studio, as their Lead Tools Engineer! You will lead a team in building and maintaining tools for pipeline management, build automation, art, and animation. This full-time, salaried position offers the flexibility of on-site work in the Boston area or remote work within the continental US and Canada. The role requires at least 5 years of experience as a Tools Engineer with 2+ years in a leadership role and proficiency in C++. Relocation assistance is available for US hires moving to Boston. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, varying by country.

Requirements

• At least 5 years experience as a Tools Engineer with at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role
• Experience in Unreal Engine 4 / 5
• Proficient with C++
• Strong communication, documentation and problem solving skills
• A customer oriented work ethic
• Candidates must have a US or Canadian work permit or citizenship
• Curiosity, kindness, and a positive and professional can-do attitude

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of in-house tools and systems to improve workflows for developers from all disciplines
• Develop custom editor tools, content pipelines, and asset management systems that integrate seamlessly with Unreal Engine 5
• Collaborate with other departments to proactively identify bottlenecks, pain points, and opportunities for optimization
• Integrate and improve existing tools used across projects and the organization
• Work with production and recruiting to hire, onboard and scope the tools engineering team
• Distill tool support requests into meaningful, actionable work, and delegate to the team effectively, ensuring deliverables are processed on time
• Propose tools or technologies that could enhance the ability to deliver great systems support

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience on a released AAA title
• Experience with a scripting language or system, such as Blueprint, Python, MEL
• Experience with Maya, Visual Studio, C#

Benefits

• 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision plans available - for employees and dependents
• 401K with matching
• Company paid long & short term disability plans, and life insurance
• Profit sharing plan
• Unlimited PTO and flexible schedule
• Environmental company paid offset of employees’ carbon footprint via Wren.co
• Positions worked in office are hybrid: M/W/F work from home & T/Th work in office, with lunch provided on the in office days
• Dog friendly office
• Many opportunities for advancement as our team grows and takes on new challenges
• Relocation assistance is available for US hires moving to Boston