Technical Lead / Integration & Code Review Engineer

I’m looking for a senior engineer to act as a technical lead and integration reviewer on a browser based strategy MMO.

This is not a full time build role.
It is a discipline, review, and integration role.

What you’ll do
You will not be implementing large features day to day. Instead, you will:
- Review backend pull requests for correctness and spec compliance
- Enforce deterministic behaviour and rule consistency
- Ensure APIs match frontend expectations
- Flag logic drift, hidden assumptions, and edge case bugs
- Help define and review automated test coverage
- Advise on architecture, data integrity, and deployment basics
- Think: guard rails, not velocity.

Why this role exists
This project has:
- A strict ruleset
- No RNG
- No catch up mechanics
- No “we’ll fix it later” tolerance

I want a second set of experienced eyes to prevent:
- Silent logic errors
- “Helpful” but incorrect changes
- Technical debt that only shows up months later

Ideal background
You’re a good fit if you have experience with:
- Backend systems with complex rules
- Game logic, simulations, or financial/ledger style systems
- Code review and architectural oversight
- Saying “this is wrong” clearly and early

You do not need game industry experience, correctness matters more than genre.

Engagement model
- Several hours per week.
- Ongoing during core development
- Paid hourly or retainer

What I expect from you
- Direct, honest feedback
- Willingness to push back on bad implementations
- Comfort enforcing specs over opinions

When applying
Please include:
- Your background in code review / technical leadership
- An example of a project where you prevented a costly mistake
- Your availability (hours per week)