Sr Director of Engineering - Yahtzee with buddies
Sr Director of Engineering - Yahtzee with buddies
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Scopely is looking for a Sr Director of Engineering to join our Yahtzee! With Buddies team in Barcelona Spain on a hybrid basis.
At Scopely we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play every day whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing publishing and innovating the mobile games industry connecting millions of people around the world daily.
Yahtzee with buddies is one of our casual freetoplay mobile games and is a classic board game with a new look. The team is based in Europe and the US and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.
As the Director of Engineering you will be the key point of contact and leader of a highly skilled and multidisciplinary engineering team. Joining a successful gaming franchise that has captivated a loyal audience for over a decade you will have the unique opportunity to shape its future by driving innovation and maintaining the highest standards of quality.
What You Will Do
- As a member of the franchises Senior Leadership Team (SLT) you will work closely with the General Manager and other SLT members to achieve excellence in both the product and team performance. Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Strategic Alignment: Align engineering goals with business needs by defining and delivering a meaningful achievable technological roadmap based on KPIs and impact metrics.
- Resource Optimization: Allocate and manage engineering resources effectively to maximize efficiency and meet franchise objectives. Propose and lead necessary organizational changes to adapt to evolving requirements.
- Team Leadership: Foster a culture of growth and ambition among a senior engineering team. Support and enable managers to drive optimal performance from their teams and ensure the professional growth of individual contributors.
- CrossDiscipline Collaboration: Promote synergy between Engineering and other teams to cultivate a collaborative and goaloriented mindset throughout the organization.
- Critical DecisionMaking: Make daily strategic decisions impacting quality and deadlines while balancing shortterm needs with longterm franchise success.
- External Collaboration: Serve as the main point of contact for external partners and teams ensuring clear communication of needs and priorities to maximize ecosystemwide collaboration.
- Continuous Improvement: Analyze technical and business KPIs to identify opportunities for improvement ensuring alignment between technical and business outcomes.
- Stakeholder Reporting: Regularly report project progress and results directly to company stakeholders ensuring transparency accountability and alignment with strategic goals.
What Were Looking For
- Proven track record of leading engineering teams in a highseniority multidisciplinary environment.
- Experience working in or leading the technical direction of a gaming franchise or similar projects/products with a large loyal audience.
- Extensive experience in Unity Engine development on the client side or managing large distributed systems using .NET within an AWS ecosystem on the server side.
- Strong problemsolving and organizational skills with the ability to navigate complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and articulate technical and strategic concepts to stakeholders at all levels.
At Scopely we create games for everyone and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!
About Us
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobilefirst video game company home to many top awardwinning experiences such as MONOPOLY GO! Star Trek Fleet Command Stumble Guys MARVEL Strike Force and Yahtzee With Buddies among others.
Scopely creates publishes and liveoperates immersive games that empower a directedbyconsumer experience across multiple platformsfrom mobile web PC and beyond.
Founded in 2011 Scopely is fueled by a worldclass team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Companys Worlds Most Innovative Companies Scopely is a multibilliondollar business due to its ability to create longlasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia EMEA and North America and is home to many internal game development teams referred to as Scopely Studios with additional game studio partners across four continents.
Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.
For more information on Scopely visit: scopely
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
