R&D Group Manager, Games
Warszawa
Zarchiwizowane
B2B
Gamedev
Surprise.com is a technology company on a mission to build the world’s first entertainment super app – combining videos, social, games, and shopping in a delightfully gamified, thoroughly enjoyable single app experience. We do this today for the same reason we began with on day one: to turn the magical, uplifting experience of Surprise into a daily, weekly, and monthly life event – because it makes people happy.
What we are doing has never been done before, and like any innovator, we face challenges on a daily basis that require top minds in their fields to break through. So, we have been steadily building an international team defined by courageous ideation, relentless drive for impact, and meritocratic leadership. We are asking you now to envision yourself as a valued member of our winning team, on this inspiring mission.
Game development pods are a key building block of the Surprise R&D division. We are looking for a Group R&D Manager with great product sense to lead an amazing team of game engineers as we scale for continued growth. As R&D Group manager of games you will have the freedom to operate on the games engineering domain and to build the best in class games development teams. You will be able to shape the games engineering team by hiring, mentoring, setting KPIs, leading the change to develop the top games on time and on quality. You will be part of the extended management and you will take part in management discussions and decision making an impact in the games domain, its roadmap and future!
You have a deep systems background and value technical excellence, and use that to guide the team towards well-engineered and durable solutions. While you aren’t expected to spend a large percentage of time coding, you are expected to be able to evaluate and raise the technical bar, and help others attain it. You will play a part in engineering, design reviews, code reviews, and will contribute to the code base directly when needed. You lead by example rather than authority.
Any room that you enter should have more certainty and a firmer plan by the time that you leave it. You may walk into a situation where people have lost track of their goals and after your involvement, you get everyone aligned on a clear path forward. You remove unimportant details, distill complex situations to their essence, and get the right decision-maker to make a call – even if it’s not you.
What will you be doing?
- Managing several scrum teams which are responsible for developing new games as well as existing ones;
- Working hands-on with your team and stakeholders to enable rapid delivery of features and technical solutions that make a positive user impact;
- Being technically involved and engaging in substantive discussion when reviewing technical roadmaps and project implementation with the team;
- Fostering a non-hierarchical exchange of ideas; valuing the idea rather than the individual who communicates it.
What are we looking for?
- 5+ years in a software engineering role, at least 2 years of leadership experience;
- Experience leading complex, cross-team engineering efforts, including analysis of requirements and scoping, and knowing what it takes to deliver high-quality software;
- Deep knowledge of Unity development, as well Java17;
- Demonstrated ability to run a fast-paced mobile-first product development team, with peers and teammates across multiple locations and timezones, and react effectively to changes in global prioritization;
- Willingness and enthusiasm to do what it takes to get things done, leading by example and getting involved with the team’s day-to-day work;
- Exceptional communication skills and can clearly convey messages in English (written and oral);
- A focus on rapid impact and an ability to articulate the value your work provides.
Benefits
- Work on interesting and challenging projects, while building a pioneering software category;
- Great atmosphere, with the vibe and energy of a high-growth tech company;
- Ultramodern offices in the heart of Warsaw;
- Coffee, tea, snacks, and fresh fruit/vegetables;
- Competitive salary and equity;
- Health Benefit Package (LuxMed);
- 20 Paid Time Off days, Public Holidays of Poland;
- An immersive English-speaking work environment (we have a lot of native speakers at the office);
- Close collaboration between international team members;
- Corporate activities and parties;
- And, of course, we use Surprise internally!
Ile zarabia Management
16 600 PLN
UoP (gross/month)
23 000 PLN
JDG (B2B) (net/month)
