Engineering Manager

Description:
A OneArc Engineering Manager directs the development of an individual Development team within OneArc, and reports to a Senior Engineering Manager. Engineering Managers should have a technical background, either as a programmer, QA, or other similar skill sets, and they are expected to use this knowledge and experience to make sound decisions about day-to-day development activities. Engineering managers are not expected to act as software developers, however, they may directly contribute to some development activities when they feel it is necessary.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Lead a development team consisting of Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and QA Testers to design, modify, implement, optimize, and debug features and capabilities of OneArc products.
Provide technical guidance and direction on your team's assigned development tasks, and input towards the overall software design.
Acts as the team representative in the PI Planning and other large planning sessions.
Provide high-quality technical support to your team members and other internal teams.
Serve as a mentor towards your team members on software development techniques and best practices
Work with the assistance of the product Producer to conduct sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, produce estimates, and other agile development planning activities.
Demonstrate fluency in the applicable programming language or other relevant specializations within the gaming and simulation industry, such as 3D math, concurrency, networking, and real-time computer graphics.
Objectives:
Maintain a professional attitude during all stages of development; excel as a team member and strive to maximize personal, team, and company performance - a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
Plan and accomplish development goals using your professional judgment and industry experience
Guide the team to use modern programming and design methods, documentation, testing, and thorough code reviews to maintain high software quality
Skills:
Offer solid communication and presentation skills, both oral and written
Observe deadlines; endeavors to exceed expectations
Conduct task analysis, and work estimations; identify dependencies and risks.
Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills
Solid project management. Not necessarily as a role but experience leading projects
Use an advanced understanding of software design paradigms, and best practices in your day to day tasks
Product management interactions, if not direct experience
Proven track record of change management
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in software development or related field
9+ years of software development experience
Additional Attributes:
Experience leading a team delivering software is a must
Innovative and creative thinking
Experience with sales (offer creation, estimation, negotiation)
Travel:
Occasional customer site visits
Optional attendance at conferences

Employment type
Full Time Employee

Work arrangement
No