Senior Design Technology Lead at MazeMultiplayer
United States
$135k - $165k
<meta><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The person we're looking for</span></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:12pt 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We're seeking a </span><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Senior Design Technology Lead </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">to</span><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">lead and unite our growing technology practice. This is an in-agency role, the first of its kind, and will work closely with our development partners to ensure alignment across every engagement. Internally, we have a team of technologists and web developers who would report directly into this role, so the ideal candidate is someone who can bring our tech people together in a meaningful way, shape the department's direction, and lead both the delivery and technical strategy that connects design and engineering across everything we do.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Job Overview</span></h2><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Some things you will be responsible for:</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Delivery & Operational Leadership</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Shape how your team works and grows. Coach direct reports through goal-setting conversations, build a culture where engineers and designers thrive together, and hold the bar on Multiplayer's quality across workstreams.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead planning and execution across multiple concurrent engagements, managing workstreams, priorities, scope, resourcing, dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Collaborate closely with development partners to ensure alignment on technical direction, implementation standards, milestones, and project expectations.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stay informed on emerging technologies, engineering practices, AI capabilities, and industry trends, introducing improvements where they provide measurable value.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ensure Multiplayer’s quality standards are consistently upheld across every engagement, from technical execution through final delivery.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create clear technical direction and decision-making frameworks that empower teams to move confidently while maintaining consistency across projects.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:12pt 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Technical Leadership</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead the technical direction of projects, making architectural decisions that balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed.</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Maintain deep full-stack expertise across frontend, backend, infrastructure, DevOps, deployment pipelines, and modern development platforms.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Evaluate, implement, and establish best practices for AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, and understanding when automation accelerates delivery and when expert engineering judgment is required.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Build rapid prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and technical explorations using the most appropriate technologies, including hardware integrations and physical computing where applicable.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner closely with designers, strategists, product teams, and clients to translate design intent into clear technical architecture, implementation plans, and engineering requirements.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Establish engineering standards, code quality expectations, and QA practices that ensure consistent, reliable delivery across all projects.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 12pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#000000;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Identify technical risks early, communicate trade-offs clearly, and recommend solutions that balance business goals, user experience, and engineering effort.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Last but certainly not least, as a member of our team we hope you embrace and contribute to our culture of continuous creative improvement, innovation, and excellence — and always look for ways to make a positive impact on the team!</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Requirements</span></h2><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(29,28,29);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">10+ years of full-time industry experience in design technology, creative development, or a closely related discipline, with at least 2 years in a people manager role</span></li><li style="color:rgb(29,28,29);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#1d1c1d;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work samples we can access</span></li><li style="color:rgb(29,28,29);margin:0pt 0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:1.38;--listitem-marker-color:#1d1c1d;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Must have a minimum 3-hour overlap with Toronto EDT timezone</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><h2 style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:29pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.5px;margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Benefits</span></h2><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">$135,000 - $165,000 annually</span></li><li style="color:rgb(25,34,34);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work from anywhere</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Annual discretionary bonus</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Competitive salary</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Paid time off (over 20 days)</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Health benefits</span></li><li style="margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.38;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(25,34,34);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Training & development opportunities</span></li></ul>
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