Senior Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

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.

• Leadership & Team Development
  • 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.
• Technical Ownership & Architectural Direction
  • 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.
• Project Delivery & Execution
  • 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.
• Operational Excellence
  • 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).
• Experience designing or managing large-scale distributed systems, microservices.
• 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.