Senior Software Engineering Manager

The Senior Software Engineering Manager – Game Systems will play a critical leadership role in shaping the backend technology that powers our next-generation gaming experiences. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Engineering, this leader will guide, mentor, and empower a team of talented software engineers. The ideal candidate has a strong technical hands‑on experience and is a people leader who can deliver high‑quality, scalable backend systems—from small, focused services to highly complex, large‑scale game infrastructure.

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of backend and systems engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Drive team growth through effective hiring, onboarding, and career development planning.
• Promote engineering best practices, continuous learning, and a high‑performance culture.

• Oversee the design and delivery of backend systems that support game features, live services, economies, and more.
• Create and define scalable, secure, and maintainable system architectures.
• Ensure systems support both small‑scale feature modules and large‑scale, high‑throughput configurations.

• Own end‑to‑end technical delivery for the Game Systems team, ensuring on‑time execution across multiple work streams.
• Collaborate closely with product management, game design, Platform, data, and other engineering teams to align technical solutions and timely deployment.
• Influence and collaborate on technology strategy, long‑term planning, and roadmap prioritization.
• Serve as a key communicator between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Oversee system reliability and scalability, ensuring services meet performance SLAs and are resilient during peak loads compliant with security standards and best‑in‑class deployment.

• Bachelor's degree required, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• 10+ years of professional experience in a software development team, with at least 3 years in engineering management or technical leadership.
• Strong background in backend systems development (languages include C++, C#, or similar).
• Proven ability to lead teams delivering complex systems on time and with high quality.
• Strong understanding of system performance, networking fundamentals, reliability engineering, and scaling challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strategic thinker with strong decision‑making skills.
• Empathetic leadership style with a focus on building strong, diverse, and inclusive teams.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Previous experience in game development or live service infrastructure.
• Experience with databases (SQL/No
  
  SQL), caching technologies, message queues, and real‑time systems.
• Gaming industry experience is a plus.
• Working with a high transactional system is a plus

Note:
All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check

* Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

AGS is an equal opportunity employer.

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Job Type:

R&D/Game Development

Date Posted:

02/09/2026

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