Director of Engineering

Playrix is one of the world's most successful game development companies. Our consistent success is a direct result of having a strong team with effective management. We are looking for a Director of Engineering to join the Playrix Technology team to work on platform services and tools for the company's games. We value a product-oriented approach and the sharing of best practices within teams, and we pay great attention to the quality and reliability of our solutions. This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices or remote work from other countries (except Russia and Belarus). Find out more here . Apply

Tasks

• Building and developing engineering teams: proper design, development, and hiring
• Building and developing production management processes, delivery, and ops
• Ensuring engineering excellence and technical quality of the product at all stages of production: ensuring the quality of design solutions and architecture, as well as of development, delivery, and operation using best practices in engineering
• Formulating a vision and strategy for Playrix's platform services

Requirements

• Engineering background (degree) and development experience
• Experience in product development (mobile, web)
• Experience managing a team of engineers (40+ people): hiring as well as coordinating and improving efficiency
• Experience creating a culture of independent and self-organized teams
• Experience building and developing flexible processes of production, delivery, and product operation
• Experience implementing changes/improvements at the department and company level

Preferred

• Experience working with high-load products with distributed architecture
• Stack: C++, Python, Go, JS
• Experience producing tools for game development
• Understanding of game engine architecture

Flexibility Work from wherever you like (your home, one of our many offices, or a hybrid combination) and whenever you like thanks to our flexible work schedule. Relocation package We help employees, their families, and their pets with moving, and we also provide concierge services and a real estate agency. Find out more here . Healthcare We reimburse online sessions with a psychologist and offer you and your children healthcare benefits, including dental insurance and treatment for COVID-19. Well-being We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In special circumstances, you can request additional days off. Professional development and education We reimburse participation in work-related conferences and courses and regularly conduct internal bootcamps. We also provide access to discounted English language courses. Entertainment and merch Every year we hold hundreds of events worldwide, including contests, sports challenges, parties, hackathons, and offline events for individual teams. Sports and fitness We support our employees leading a healthy lifestyle and offer reimbursement for gym membership or fitness app subscriptions.

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