Director of Engineering
Remote or Boston-based · Full-time · Reports to CEO & Co-Founder
Chaotic Great is the indie tabletop company behind Gudnak, a fast-playing tactical card game set in a dying fantasy universe.
With a die-hard fanbase, awesome art, and wildly fun gameplay, we’re growing fast in the tabletop world - and now we’re going digital.
We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the charge in bringing Gudnak Digital to life.
Mission
Take our current Godot-based alpha and turn it into a production ready game that captures the speed, fun, and tactical brilliance of the physical game.
What You'll Do
Lead development of Gudnak Digital from alpha to launch and beyond
Help shape core design decisions in collaboration with the CEO and design team
Hire and manage contractors and/or a small dev team as needed (programmers, QA, etc.)
Build and refine gameplay systems and networking in a way that respects and expands on the tabletop experience
Develop for Steam, iOS, and Android
Collaborate with the marketing to support playtests, trailers, updates, and Kickstarter tie-ins
Implement our standard for quality, performance, and player experience
What We're Looking For
Experience leading game development teams, ideally for digital card, tactics, or strategy games
Strong design instincts and the ability to balance gameplay depth with broad accessibility
Hands-on ability to prototype, iterate, and solve tough technical and design problems
A passion for indie games, community-driven development, and the tabletop world
Experience shipping high quality multiplayer, deck-building games, or live service digital games
Familiarity with AWS, Azure or similar
Bonus Abilities
Familiarity with Godot
A love for fantasy IP
Ability and willingness to travel to conventions for playtesting and marketing (PAX, GenCon, GAMA etc)
Why Chaotic Great?
We’re building the wildest, most creative card games in the industry and we’re going big
We’re indie, scrappy, and serious about making fun games
We are human-first and mission-driven
Competitive pay, participation in profit sharing and flexible work hours