Engineering Manager

Team Leadership

• Lead and manage a high-performing engineering team of 8+ members.
• Set clear goals and objectives (OKRs), track progress, and conduct performance reviews.
• Foster a culture of innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
• Drive accountability and create an environment where people take pride in what they build.

Player Obsession & Delivery

• Be deeply focused on delivering the best possible experience to our players.
• Oversee the entire development cycle, ensuring features are delivered on time and at high quality.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Design, UI/UX, Art, and QA teams to deliver planned features that delight players.

Technical Excellence

• Conduct design and code reviews, ensuring adherence to engineering best practices and coding standards.
• Identify bottlenecks in systems and processes, and find ways to remove them.
• Keep our systems fast, reliable, and ready to handle millions of concurrent players.
• Balance short-term wins with long-term stability, modernization, and scalability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and continuously explore ways to improve performance and player experience.
• Bring working knowledge of cloud services, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with Product, Design, Art, and QA to build features players will love.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders set expectations, share progress, and align on priorities.
• Build trust across teams and ensure engineering goals tie back to the bigger company vision.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical ideas and concepts.

Requirements:

• 8-10 years of total experience in software engineering, with at least 1 year leading teams.
• Strong background in backend systems (Golang / Java) and familiarity with Unity / C++ / Cocos.
• Experience in high-level design (HLD), low-level design (LLD), and building scalable systems.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate through hands-on coding and technical guidance.
• Startup experience is a plus ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
• Experience in the gaming industry is an added advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across teams.
• Hands-on experience in designing, coding, debugging, and release management.