Senior Software Engineering Manager

Engineering@Easygo

Easygo leads the world in crafting top-tier entertainment experiences. Within our engineering organisation, we foster a continuous learning environment, constantly pushing the boundaries of large-scale software design and development. Our culture revolves around fostering growth, nurturing learning, and upholding excellence in engineering, ensuring we consistently set the benchmark for engineering mastery.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our engineering team. This role involves managing engineering managers, guiding technical direction, and ensuring that our engineering practices are aligned with our strategic goals. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in scaling our engineering operations, improving processes, and supporting the development of our teams.

If you're passionate about growth, innovation, and excited about working with and leading the best, we'd love to have you on our team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Team Management:
• Lead and manage a team of engineers and junior Engineering Managers, ensuring they are equipped to meet their objectives.
• Oversee the growth and development of multiple squads, aligning their work with organisational goals.
• Implement and refine engineering management practices, introducing structured processes to enhance team efficiency.
• Strategic Planning and Execution:
• Collaborate with product managers and delivery managers to plan and execute quarterly and long-term goals.
• Prioritise and allocate resources to meet business needs, balancing technical debt with new feature development.
• Guide teams through technical challenges, including incident management and improving operational readiness.
• Scaling and Innovation:
• Lead initiatives to scale engineering practices from smaller teams to larger, multi-team structures.
• Encourage technical experimentation and the adoption of new tools and processes.
• Oversee the implementation of automated testing and continuous integration practices to ensure reliable product releases.
• Cultural and Organisational Development:
• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement within the engineering organization.
• Mentor engineering managers and engineers, helping them grow in their roles and develop leadership skills.
• Address organisational challenges and implement strategies to align team culture with company values.
• Performance Management:
• Establish clear performance expectations aligned with organisational goals.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, providing constructive feedback and supporting career development.
• Address performance issues proactively, ensuring teams operate efficiently and effectively.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in engineering management
• Strong background in scaling engineering organisations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, quarterly planning, and resource allocation.
• Ability to drive organisational change and implement structured processes in dynamic environments.
• Technical expertise in engineering best practices and incident management is a plus.

Why join us?

• Complex Projects, Creative Solutions: Dive into intricate projects that challenge and push boundaries. Lead your team to solve complex technical puzzles and craft scalable solutions.
• Accelerate Your Leadership Potential: Access mentorship, training, and hands-on experiences to level up your skills. Learn from industry experts and gain expertise in scaling software. Work amongst top tier technical leaders, 
• Collaborate with Industry Leaders: Work alongside exceptional technical leaders and engineers, exchanging ideas and driving innovation forward through collaboration.
• Caring Culture, Career Development: We deeply care about your career. Our culture prioritises your growth with tailored learning programs and leadership growth plans.
• Embrace Challenges, Celebrate Success: Take on challenges, learn from failures, and celebrate achievements together.
• Shape the Future: Your contributions will shape the future of entertainment and be an instrumental piece in our goal to become the next tech giant

We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We are passionate about providing a workplace that encourages great participation and an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.