We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager who can take full ownership of Clubs from an engineering perspective, someone who loves building scalable systems, mentoring teams, and isn't afraid to get their hands dirty in code when needed. This role is perfect for an engineering leader who enjoys solving complex problems, driving technical direction, and helping talented engineers grow into future leaders. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment where impact is visible and culture matters, you'll feel right at home here.
The Core Responsibilities For The Job Include The Following
Lead and inspire your team:
- Lead a team of 15+ passionate engineers and help them do the best work of their careers.
- Set a clear direction for clubs technically and strategically.
- Set clear goals and objectives (OKRs), monitor progress, and conduct performance evaluations
- Help engineers grow, whether that means improving their craft or taking on bigger leadership roles.
- Drive accountability and create an environment where people take pride in what they build.
Deliver Great Engineering Outcomes
- Be hands-on when it matters, reviewing designs, setting architectural direction, or jumping in to solve tough problems.
- Ensure features ship on time and at high quality, with a focus on performance and player experience.
- 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.
Collaborate Across Teams
- 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.
- Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical ideas and concepts.
- Build trust across teams and ensure engineering goals tie back to the bigger company vision.
Requirements
- 10-13 years of total experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years leading teams.
- Strong background in backend systems (Golang / Java) and familiarity with Unity / C++ / Cocos.
- Experience scaling real-time, distributed systems that support large user bases.
- Startup experience is a plus, shown ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
- Deep understanding of system design, performance, and reliability.
- Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- A genuine love for games, communities, and creating experiences players care about.
This job was posted by Faraz Ahmed from Gameberry Labs.
