Job Description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.
In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.
We're looking for an intermediate platforms engineer to help ship our Unreal Engine 5 games across modern console platforms. You'll optimize performance and memory usage, wrangle platform SDKs and TRCs, and collaborate with teams to ensure stability, compliance, and smooth builds across platforms-especially consoles.
This role is remote-friendly in Canada (Pacific-time overlap required).
What You'll Tackle

• Platform Support - Integrate and maintain UE5 features across console platforms, including Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
• Build and Release Engineering - Own automated packaging, deployment, and validation of builds for multiple platforms.
• Performance and Optimization - Profile and tune CPU, GPU, memory, and loading performance to meet platform-specific targets.
• Certification & Compliance - Work closely with production to ensure TRC/XR compliance and support submissions to first-party partners.
• Technical Collaboration - Act as a key liaison between engine/platform tech and gameplay teams to resolve cross-platform issues and blockers.
• Tooling and Workflow - Improve the efficiency of platform development by building or enhancing internal tools and CI systems.

You'll Thrive Here If You...

• Have 3+ years of experience developing in C++ in Unreal Engine 4/5, ideally in a platform-focused or systems programming role.
• Hold a BSc in Computer Science or a college diploma in software engineering, game programming, or a closely related field.
• Have shipped at least one console title using Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
• Are familiar with console platform SDKs (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo) and TRC/XR submission processes.
• Can diagnose and fix platform-specific crashes, performance bottlenecks, or build issues.
• Communicate clearly across disciplines and take ownership of systems from concept to ship.
• Are comfortable with Perforce, Git, and build systems like Jenkins, TeamCity, ADO, or similar.

Bonus XP

• Experience with Nintendo Switch development, including memory/performance optimization on mobile-class hardware.
• Familiarity with Unreal's build tools, platform abstraction layers, or rendering pipeline
• Experience working on multi-platform or cross-gen projects
• Passion for process automation, CI/CD, and shaving minutes off of iteration
• Track record of improving team workflows, stability, or platform integration quality.

$90,000 - $135,000 a year

Skills Required