Lead Tooling Engineer | Games Development | £80k | Fully Remote
Are you passionate about building powerful, intuitive tools that empower creative teams? Do you love solving complex technical challenges and want to shape the future of interactive storytelling?
Our client is creating immersive narrative experiences across mobile, console, PC, and the cloud—and we’re looking for a Lead Tooling Engineer to take their internal systems to the next level. You’ll lead the development of core tools that enable their storytellers to craft emotionally rich, branching dramas and deploy them seamlessly across platforms.
This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you’ll lead a small team of two engineers, collaborate closely with narrative and design teams, and help define the technical direction of the studio’s tooling pipeline. There’s also significant room for growth—as theor studio scales, you’ll have the opportunity to take on broader leadership responsibilities and shape long-term strategy.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Lead the design and development of intuitive, scalable internal tools for story creation and publishing
Manage and mentor a small team of two engineers, setting technical direction and supporting their growth
Build multi-platform tooling workflows that support deployment to mobile, PC, console, and cloud
Define technical documentation and requirements for both internal use and third-party developers
Oversee and evaluate outsourcing efforts to extend tooling capacity when needed
Continuously improve the performance, usability, and scalability of internal systems
Partner with creative teams to ensure tools align with design and storytelling goals
Contribute to the studio’s long-term technology roadmap with room to grow into senior leadership
What We’re Looking For:
Proven experience leading the development of game or creative tools at scale
3+ years of hands-on Unity 3D experience
Experience with tooling for multi-platform deployment (PC, console, mobile)
Strong leadership and communication skills; able to guide a small, agile team
A pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset focused on enabling creativity
Comfortable working remotely with a high degree of autonomy
Keen interest in building scalable tools that empower creative teams
Bonus Points For:
Experience with data-driven UI frameworks (e.g. WPF, Angular, React)
Background in mobile publishing and tooling for app deployment
Familiarity with scripting language integration (e.g. Lua, Ink)
Prior experience coordinating with external development or outsourcing partners
Understanding of cloud gaming platforms or cross-platform deployment solutions
Exposure to narrative design tools or interactive story pipelines
Passion for storytelling and/or narrative-driven games
Interest in AI-assisted development tools and pipelines
Salary and Benefits:
Salary up to £80k
Remote working
Employee equity plan
Company pension
Flexible working practices
Stock options
Chance to progress career
Tech Stack & Tags:
Unity 3D | C# | Game Tools | Internal Tooling | Multi-Platform | Console | PC | Mobile | Remote | Engineering Leadership
If you’re ready to build tools that power the next generation of interactive narratives—and grow your leadership career in a creatively ambitious studio—then we want to hear from you.
Apply now and help shape the future of story-first game development.