[Hiring] Senior Design Technology Lead @MazeMultiplayer

Role Description

We're seeking a Senior Design Technology Lead to lead and unite our growing technology practice. This is an in-agency role that 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.

• Shape how your team works and grows.
• Coach direct reports through goal-setting conversations.
• Build a culture where engineers and designers thrive together.
• Hold the bar on Multiplayer's quality across workstreams.
• Lead planning and execution across multiple concurrent engagements.
• Manage workstreams, priorities, scope, resourcing, dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Collaborate closely with development partners to ensure alignment on technical direction, implementation standards, milestones, and project expectations.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, engineering practices, AI capabilities, and industry trends.
• Ensure Multiplayer’s quality standards are consistently upheld across every engagement.
• Create clear technical direction and decision-making frameworks.
• Lead the technical direction of projects, making architectural decisions.
• Maintain deep full-stack expertise across frontend, backend, infrastructure, DevOps, deployment pipelines, and modern development platforms.
• Evaluate, implement, and establish best practices for AI-assisted development tools.
• Build rapid prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and technical explorations.
• Partner closely with designers, strategists, product teams, and clients.
• Establish engineering standards, code quality expectations, and QA practices.
• Identify technical risks early, communicate trade-offs clearly, and recommend solutions.
• Embrace and contribute to our culture of continuous creative improvement, innovation, and excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of full-time industry experience in design technology, creative development, or a closely related discipline.
• At least 2 years in a people manager role.
• Work samples we can access.
• Must have a minimum 3-hour overlap with Toronto EDT timezone.

Benefits

• $135,000 - $165,000 annually.
• Work from anywhere.
• Annual discretionary bonus.
• Competitive salary.
• Paid time off (over 20 days).
• Health benefits.
• Training & development opportunities.