Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Montreal

Develop and execute manual and automated tests for video game development tools, workflows, and builds. Maintain test frameworks, tools, infrastructure, scenarios, and coverage while collaborating with developers and QA teams. Participate in Agile planning, refine user stories, investigate defects, document results, communicate quality risks, and support continuous improvement. The role also involves console testing and validation, including porting initiatives and platform certification requirements.

Develop and execute manual and automated tests for video game development tools, workflows, and console builds. Improve test frameworks, infrastructure, scenarios, and coverage while collaborating with developers and QA teams. Participate in Agile planning, review user stories for testability, investigate defects, communicate quality risks, and support continuous improvement. The role includes testing across console platforms, including Nintendo Switch and porting initiatives.

Manage financial operations for US-based studios, including monthly close, billing, payments, reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, financial statements, reporting, compliance, audits, payroll review, budgeting, forecasting, and cash planning. Partner with studio leaders and global finance teams while improving financial processes, controls, documentation, and reporting accuracy.

Design and implement bosses, enemies, attacks, and combat systems in Unreal Engine. Responsibilities include animation integration, hitbox timing, hit reactions, cancel windows, telegraphs, combat balancing, animation authoring, Blueprint implementation, Behavior Trees, Animation Blueprints, Niagara prototyping, and cross-functional troubleshooting. The role requires independent ownership of combat characters or systems and approximately 5+ years of relevant game development experience.

Own game spaces from blockout through final polish, combining gameplay layout, world building, lighting, composition, and performance optimization. Build environments in Unreal Engine using pre-generated assets, PCG, Houdini, and Blueprints. Implement level features and interactives, optimize streaming and memory performance, and collaborate with design, art, and engineering teams across the development pipeline.

Creates stylized fantasy concepts for characters, creatures, costumes, weapons, and gear. Produces turnarounds, callout sheets, and model packs for 3D production, while collaborating with 3D artists and art direction to ensure technical feasibility, visual clarity, and stylistic consistency. The role requires strong character design, anatomy, proportion, costume, color theory, and real-time 3D asset pipeline knowledge.

Develop and maintain scalable gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 4 using Blueprints and C++. Build UI debugging tools, implement gameplay mechanics and reward systems, resolve system and content issues, and collaborate with narrative, UI, engineering, and design teams. The role also involves leading and mentoring designers, prototyping player experiences, and improving FPS gameplay flow, combat, progression, and engagement.

Lead business development for player support, QA, and co-development services across the Bay Area and North America. Build relationships, create tailored proposals, expand accounts into art, audio, localization, and IT services, manage revenue targets and CRM pipeline, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver integrated client solutions and go-to-market strategies.

Manage full-cycle, high-volume hiring for a Montreal studio: source, screen, and pipeline candidates; coordinate interviews; maintain ATS records; track recruiting metrics; partner with hiring managers; support employer branding and continuous improvement.