Manager, Software Engineering (GameDev)

TL;DR

Manager, Software Engineering (GameDev): Guiding an engineering team in developing and operating core game loop services, focusing on game provisioning, data delivery, leaderboards, and match history for scalable and reliable worldwide features. Focus on leading a team of engineers, supporting technical vision, and ensuring the health and reliability of live game services.

Location: Must be based in Los Angeles, USA

Salary: $192,500.00 – $269,400.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Company

hirify.global is a product company focused on creating games and experiences that put players first.

What you will do

• Manage a team of 5+ Software Engineers, providing coaching and performance management.
• Partner with Product Leads, Delivery Leads, and Technical Leads to align on team execution plans.
• Support the technical vision and roadmap by allocating engineering resources.
• Own the interviewing and onboarding process for new engineering team members.
• Be accountable for the technical health of the products owned by the team.
• Oversee technical design and deliverables, engaging in code reviews and non-critical tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years experience as a Software Engineer, preferably with technical product teams that built tooling for services and APIs.
• 2+ years experience directly leading an engineering team as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead.
• Experience managing engineers and actively participating in their growth and development.
• Experience recruiting candidates and growing an engineering team.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and software at a high scale.
• Experience operating and maintaining live services, including handling emergent issues and on-call troubleshooting.

Nice to have

• Experience building services using Java, Kotlin, or Go.
• Experience developing using cloud infrastructure (such as AWS, GCP), using containers and orchestration (such as Docker, Kubernetes), managed using infrastructure as code (such as Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with relational databases (such as MySQL) and key value stores (such as Redis).
• Experience with queuing or stream-processing platform (such as Kafka).

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
• 401k with company match.
• Commitment to putting players first and fostering collaborative teams.
• Equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members.