Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Services Lead) - Unpublished R&D Product

About this role

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As Engineering Managers, we gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to organizational design. We also serve as mentors for a team of engineers, overseeing their performance and trying to find stretch opportunities for their growth while maintaining a focus on results

As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering within Riot Discovery Studio, you will report to the Tech Director on an unpublished R&D product, directing internal and external teams of engineers to support product exploration, integrate, and extend critical backend technologies, and scale our technology to meet the needs of a live Riot title. You will be accountable for all technical decisions of your teams’ focus areas and help shape the product. In addition to leading the team, you will be hands-on in implementation, at least initially

Responsibilities: Define the engineering strategy and technical roadmap to develop our global backend infrastructure with an understanding of our audience and product goals Manage and scale multiple engineering teams to support product needs through pre-production, production and post-launch Partner with product and delivery as they define product features and product roadmap Collaborate and coordinate with Riot Central technology teams to efficiently deliver world-class solutions Direct development and manage performance of external engineering teams in other geographies Collaborate in technical/architectural discussions, provide direction and drive decision-making Drive the planning and execution of engineering work including requirements gathering, technical discovery, technical design, and work breakdown and estimation. Directly accountable for the technical success of the team including ownership of our systems and services operating well and in a cost-effective manner in

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