Engineering Manager - Backend (Full Time, Remote)

• Top Talent in Every Role → Both a quest for greatness & shared values are important to us 🦸‍♂️
• Owner not a Renter → Proactive & radically responsible. Everyone is an owner 🤝
• Pro-Sports Team → Strength-based, results-driven with a "team-first" attitude ⚽️
• Customer Obsession → We exist to delight our customers 😃
• Think Deeply & Exercise Good Judgement → Clear mind, obsession to simplify & data-informed 🙇‍♀️
• Build & Make Magic → Courage to walk into the unknown and pioneer new fronts 🙀
• Be Insatiably Curious & Keep Improving → Curiosity to acquire new perspectives, quickly 👨‍🏫
• Move Fast & Be Dynamic → Ruthless prioritization & move fast 🙋‍♂️
• Dream Big, Be Bold & Think Long Term → Courage to climb big mountains 🚀

• 8+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience, with a deep understanding of system design and scalable architecture. I Top Talent in Every Role.
• Strong coding skills in Java and/or Python, with a solid foundation in data structures and algorithms. I Build & Make Magic.
• Proven ability to architect and design large, complex systems and services. I Think Deeply & Exercise Good Judgement.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, UDP protocols, and underlying network principles. I Be Insatiably Curious & Keep Improving.
• Proficiency in designing REST APIs and working with both JSON and XML formats. I Move Fast & Be Dynamic.
• Experience designing robust schemas for relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL). I Dream Big, Be Bold & Think Long Term.
• Excellent communication skills - able to clearly articulate timelines, provide constructive feedback, and align stakeholders. I Build & Make Magic.
• Experience in designing and developing SDKs for seamless integration into various platforms and services. I Build & Make Magic.
• Leverage experience in crypto or blockchain technologies to explore new product and system opportunities I Dream Big, Be Bold & Think Long Term.

• Leadership- Lead and mentor a high-performing team of backend engineers to build scalable systems that support cutting-edge gaming experiences.
• Leadership- Drive technical excellence through sound architectural reviews, high code quality standards, and hands-on problem-solving.
• Leadership- Represent the backend team in cross-functional forums, collaborating with product, design, live ops, and analytics teams to define and execute a clear roadmap.
• Leadership- Align backend development with broader organizational and product strategies, ensuring seamless integration across departments.
• Innovation- Design and develop High-performance SDKs, APIs, and platform features for cross-platform gaming integration, enabling developers to build engaging, real-time experiences.
• Innovation- Evaluate and adopt modern backend frameworks and tools to boost development velocity and maintainability.
• Innovation- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to advance SDK capabilities, standards, and documentation
• Innovation- Leverage AI-driven tools to assist in code generation, refactoring, testing, and documentation to enhance engineering productivity and innovation.
• Operations- Optimize backend systems for high availability, low latency, and secure performance at scale.
• Operations- Drive accountability, operational rigor, and a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Analytics- Work closely with analytics and product teams to build data-rich backend systems that unlock deep gameplay and user insights.
• Analytics- Design and implement APIs and data pipelines that power real-time and cohort based analytics for gameplay, monetization, and user engagement.
• Innovation- Build and evolve a robust backend platform and SDK architecture that supports modularity, reusability, and extensibility across multiple game titles and features.
• Operations- Ensure the SDK and platform services are well-documented, version-controlled, and easy to integrate for internal developers, reducing friction and accelerating adoption.

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