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Overview
Blackbird Interactive is an independent Canadian video game development studio headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 2007 by former Electronic Arts and Relic Entertainment veterans, the studio specializes in immersive real-time strategy (RTS) games, sci-fi simulations, and rich narrative experiences. Blackbird Interactive is best known for developing acclaimed titles within the Homeworld franchise, the space-salvage simulation game Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and co-developing major action-strategy titles such as Minecraft Legends.
Technologies
Tech DNA
C++
JavaScript
C#
Bootstrap
Azure
Games
C++
C#
Unreal Engine
Lumen
Nanite
Chaos Physics
Unity
Unreal Niagara
Quixel Megascans
Audiokinetic Wwise
Frontend
JavaScript
Jenkins
Git
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
TeamCity
Bootstrap
Maya
Other
PowerShell
Python
Sentry
Jira
Stack modernity
69/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Unreal Engine
10 jobs
Required
$111k
-14% vs market
C++
5 jobs
Required
$122k
-39% vs market
Jenkins
4 jobs
Required
$122k
-14% vs market
Lumen
3 jobs
Required
$122k
+13% vs market
Nanite
3 jobs
Required
$122k
+15% vs market
Git
3 jobs
Required
$95k
-21% vs market
Chaos Physics
2 jobs
Required
$95k
Median
Adobe Photoshop
2 jobs
Required
$81k
+1% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
16%
CI/CD
15%
JavaScript
13%
Docker
13%
Kubernetes
13%
C#
11%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
Maya
Aug 2026
Unreal Niagara
Aug 2026
Figma
Aug 2026
Adobe Photoshop
Aug 2026
Chaos Physics
Aug 2026
Unity
Jul 2026
TeamCity
Jul 2026
Sentry
Jul 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$95k
Typical range
$61k – $170k
Open positions
11
11
Jobs
Junior
9.1%
Middle
36.4%
Senior
36.4%
Staff
9.1%
Architect
9.1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $61k | $61k |
| Middle | 4 | $79k | $72k – $95k |
| Senior | 4 | $115k | $82k – $170k |
| Staff | 1 | $122k | $122k |
| Architect | 1 | $115k | $115k |
Highest paying role
Senior Gameplay Engineer, Original Game (Unreal Engine 5)
$170k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
59/100
Growing
Open positions
13
1 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
42 days
faster than 35% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~12 hours
08/31/2026
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Games
56% ▼
Design
31% ▲
DevOps
13% ▼
Actively hiring for Games (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Maya to stack
Aug 2026
Added Unreal Niagara to stack
Aug 2026
Added Figma to stack
Aug 2026
Added Adobe Photoshop to stack
Aug 2026
Added Chaos Physics to stack
Aug 2026
Added Unity to stack
Jul 2026
Added TeamCity to stack
Jul 2026
Added Sentry to stack
Jul 2026
Added Python to stack
Jul 2026
Added PowerShell to stack
Jul 2026
Added Kubernetes to stack
Jul 2026
Added Git to stack
Jul 2026
Jobs
$101k – $115k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • Vancouver
Unreal Engine
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$65k – $79k per year • Remote • Contractor • 3+ years exp • Vancouver
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$65k – $79k per year • Remote • Contractor • 3+ years exp • Master's Degree • Vancouver
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
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$75k – $82k per year • Remote • Contractor • 7+ years exp • Master's Degree • Vancouver
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
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$83k – $108k per year • Remote • Contractor • 8+ years exp • Vancouver
Unreal Engine
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$78k – $95k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Vancouver
C++
Git
Game Dev
Chaos Physics
Unreal Engine
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Intermediate Software Engineer (Unreal Engine 5)
22 days ago≈ $26k – $100k per year (Estimated) • Remote • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Canada
C++
Git
Game Dev
Chaos Physics
Unreal Engine
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$54k – $61k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Contractor • 2+ years exp • Vancouver
Unreal Engine
Unreal Niagara
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Senior DevOps / Tools Engineer
1 month ago≈ $75k – $159k per year (Estimated) • Remote • Full-Time • Canada
C#
PowerShell
Python
Azure
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Kubernetes
TeamCity
Game Dev
Unity
Unreal Engine
QA
Sentry
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$136k – $170k per year • Remote • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Jenkins
Game Dev
Lumen
Nanite
Unreal Engine
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$98k – $123k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Vancouver
C++
Jenkins
Game Dev
Lumen
Nanite
Unreal Engine
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$98k – $123k per year • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Vancouver
C++
JavaScript
Bootstrap
DevOps
Jenkins
Game Dev
Lumen
Nanite
Unreal Engine
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