Vice President of Engineering & AI

Big Viking Games

toronto, on, Canada
Full-time
Posted June 06, 2026

Job Description

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate is an AI-forward technical leader who combines hands‑on applied AI/ML experience with the ability to lead game engineering teams through complex technical challenges
  • You are equally comfortable driving organization-wide AI adoption as you are shipping scalable, production‑grade game systems
  • You thrive in environments where you can architect strategic solutions, move at startup velocity with emerging technologies, and roll up your sleeves to solve hard technical problems
  • 10‑15+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles, leading technical teams of 20+
  • Applied AI/ML expertise with a track record implementing systems in production - must demonstrate hands‑on production AI experience beyond exploratory work
  • Strong architectural thinking across backend systems, data pipelines, and AI infrastructure
  • Proven ability to ship and oper...