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title: 'Game Engineering Director at teamLFG'
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# Game Engineering Director at teamLFG

- **Company:** teamLFG
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $255k–$383k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-10-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/teamlfg/jobs/5668858004

## Job description

Would you like to work on a new IP and new genre at teamLFG that combines amazing action feel with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities?

As an Engineering Director at teamLFG, you will hire, build and direct a technology organization to deliver amazing never-seen-before game experiences. Your organization will build and utilize a wide range of technologies and workflows to develop, continuously deliver, and maintain a live production game service. As part of the project and studio leadership team, you will create and evolve a technology strategy that is aligned with project goals and initiatives and serves the needs of the game, its players, and employees. As part of a diverse company that prizes creativity and technical excellence, your servant leadership will inspire and motivate a cross-discipline team to help build a new franchise beloved by millions.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary project leadership team to develop and maintain a product technology strategy that is informed by product vision, technical costs, and long-term technology goals

- Leveraging the Unreal Engine and technology the team has built, direct the engineering organization to tackle challenging problems, find combinations of innovative technology with proven models, and build reliable solutions that deliver game experiences while sensibly managing technology risks

- Recruit, nurture, and retain an engineering organization (30+ engineers, both internal FTE and external codev) with the skills, capacity, and adaptability to navigate uncertainty and deliver on the changing needs of the project

- Manage multiple senior engineering leads, providing management support, technical guidance, constructive feedback, and career development coaching

- Work with production leadership to schedule, track, deliver, and close out game features and releases, anticipating and mitigating any critical risks encountered, technical or otherwise

- Communicate with PlayStation executives, directors, and technology teams, as needed

## REQUIRED SKILLS

- Experience managing an organization of 20+ engineers on AAA game engineering teams

- Experience working with and directing co-development engineering teams

- Experience with developing and running online games in a live service environment

- Ability to align with leadership and executive stakeholders, translate goals into strategic technology solutions with a thorough understanding of cost, efficiency, and quality tradeoffs, and then lead an organization to execute on a technology strategy

- Effectively communicate with and inspire fellow engineers by driving team alignment and buy-in on technology vision and architectural principles

- Ability to work with a team in a hybrid environment, leveraging real time chat communications and documentation across an entire game studio

- Ability to communicate with stakeholders of different business, technical, and non-technical backgrounds, to help align objectives and negotiate common goals

## NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

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## Experience with development using the Unreal Engine

- Experience with development on a variety of platforms (PC, console)

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## Experience with agile development methodologies

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click [here](https://careers.playstation.com/benefits) to learn more.

This is a flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location. For example, if you are based out of Seattle, the estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $255,000—$383,000 USD

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Please refer to our[Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/) for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

## About teamLFG

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A new PlayStation Studios game developer focused on creating team-based action games in richly social multiplayer worlds where players can find friendship, community, and belonging.
- **Entity Type**: Public (subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony Group Corporation, Ticker: SONY)
- **Headquarters**: Bellevue, Washington, United States
- **Founded**: 2025
- **Founders**: The studio originated at Bungie as an internal incubation project before spinning out; specific founders are not publicly named, though the studio is led by Zach Russell (Studio Head) [playstation.com](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/corporate/playstation-studios/teamlfg/)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Video Game Development / Entertainment
- **Target customers**: B2C — gamers and online multiplayer communities
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To create games where players can find friendship, community, and belonging." [blog.playstation.com](https://blog.playstation.com/2025/05/07/welcome-teamlfg-to-the-playstation-studios-family/)

## Products & Services
- **Untitled Team-Based Action Game**: The studio's first project is a team-based action game set in a lighthearted, comedic, mythic science-fantasy universe. The game draws inspiration from fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims, and "frog-type games." It will be a live-service multiplayer title built with community feedback through early access playtests. [blog.playstation.com](https://blog.playstation.com/2025/05/07/welcome-teamlfg-to-the-playstation-studios-family/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- **Key Metric**: Total headcount of approximately 37 employees as of mid-2026, with 46.9% year-over-year growth [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamlfg)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation Studios (parent); Hermen Hulst (CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment) announced the studio's formation [blog.playstation.com](https://blog.playstation.com/2025/05/07/welcome-teamlfg-to-the-playstation-studios-family/)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid hiring with 16 active job postings; quarterly job posting growth of 433.3%; talent sourced from major studios including Bungie (29 hires), Blizzard Entertainment (3), Riot Games, Naughty Dog, Respawn Entertainment, and Electronic Arts [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamlfg)

## Competitive Advantages
- **AAA Backing with Startup Agility**: As a first-party PlayStation Studios member, teamLFG has the resources and brand support of Sony while operating as a nimble, independent-minded studio.
- **Talent Density**: The team combines veterans who shipped Destiny, Halo, League of Legends, Fortnite, Roblox, and Rec Room with fresh industry newcomers, creating a blend of deep expertise and new perspectives.
- **Unique Design Philosophy**: The studio is building a game that intentionally merges genres (fighting games, platformers, MOBAs, life sims) into something new, targeting a "cozy but competitive" social multiplayer niche.
- **Community-First Development**: The studio plans to involve players early through early access playtests and iterate based on feedback throughout live service — a model that can build strong, loyal communities.

## Strategic Focus
- **First Game Development**: The primary strategic priority is shipping the untitled team-based action game, which is described as an "ambitious incubation project" by PlayStation Studios leadership.
- **Live-Service Commitment**: The studio is explicitly building for long-term live service, intending to grow the game and community "for years to come" post-launch.
- **Talent Expansion**: With 16 open roles and rapid headcount growth, the studio is actively scaling its team across engineering, design, art, audio, and production disciplines.
- **Remote-First Hybrid Model**: The studio supports employees working both on-site (Bellevue, WA) and remotely across the U.S. and Canada, enabling access to a broad talent pool.

## Why Work Here
- **Prestige + Autonomy**: Join a brand-new first-party PlayStation studio with the creative freedom of a startup and the stability of Sony — a rare combination in games.
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: The studio's core purpose — creating games that foster friendship and belonging — is deeply embedded in how they work and what they build.
- **High-Impact Roles**: With ~37 people and aggressive growth, new hires will have outsized influence on the studio's culture, technology, and first game.
- **Remote-Friendly**: The studio offers a hybrid workspace with many remote roles available across the U.S. and Canada [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/teamlfg)
- **Veteran Leadership**: Work alongside industry leaders from Bungie, Riot, Blizzard, and Epic who have shipped some of the biggest games in the world.
- **Tech Stack**: Engineers will work with Unreal Engine, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Python, Ansible, and modern cloud infrastructure [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamlfg)
- **Active Hiring**: As of mid-2026, the studio is hiring for roles including Senior Gameplay Engineer, Staff Services Engineer, Audio Director, Game Engineering Director, and Principal Progression Economy Designer [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamlfg)

## Sources
1. [playstation.com](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/corporate/playstation-studios/teamlfg/)
2. [blog.playstation.com](https://blog.playstation.com/2025/05/07/welcome-teamlfg-to-the-playstation-studios-family/)
3. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/teamlfg)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/teamlfg)
5. [gamesindustry.biz](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-playstation-establishes-new-studio-teamlfg-to-work-on-an-ambitious-incubation-project)

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