Senior Engineering Manager

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Mistplay is the #1 loyalty app for mobile gamers. Our community of millions of engaged mobile gamers come to Mistplay to discover new games to play and earn rewards. Gamers are rewarded for their time and money spent within the games and can redeem those rewards for gift cards. Mistplay is on a mission to be the best way to play mobile games for everyone everywhere!

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Please Note: In Canada 🇨🇦, Mistplay follows a 2 days/week in-office hybrid model in Toronto (400 University Ave) & Montreal (1001 Blvd. Robert-Bourassa)

As a fast-growing scale-up organization, Mistplay is constantly expanding its user base, product portfolio, and improving its platforms to provide the best possible experience for its users. To achieve these goals, Mistplay is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Engineering Manager.

As the Senior Engineering Manager for Mistplay's Full Stack Mobile App Development team, you will play a critical role in building and growing a successful product and team. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading a team of software engineers in the development and maintenance of Mistplay's main product, our Android app. You will work closely with other teams to ensure the app is integrated with the platform's backend, and you will lead the design and implementation of new features and improvements.

The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of developing mobile apps/games, as well as experience leading a team of developers in an agile development environment. Additionally, they will be comfortable working with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translating those into technical specifications.

• Lead the team in the design, development, and maintenance of the mobile application, ensuring that the team delivers high-quality software on time and within budget. Provide technical guidance and resolve technical issues as they arise.
• Partner closely with stakeholders (Product, Data, Executive) to ensure the delivery of quality features and guide prioritization efforts.
• Identify issues by analyzing data, processes, and code to remove blockers, improve delivery, and recognize areas for refinement.
• Continuously review and improve the team's development processes, tools, and practices to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality.
• Support your team by securing resources, removing blockers, creating alignment, and ensuring engagement.
• Develop and monitor engineering management KPIs to ensure the team is meeting its goals and that the application is delivering value to users and the business.
• Act as hiring manager to build out the team, recruit and onboard new members, and maintain a high level of diversity and inclusivity.
• Write code that is performant, scalable, maintainable, and meets functional requirements, while partnering with Tech Leads on technical decisions.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile app & game development, including Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Beanstalk, Dynamo
  
  DB, Elasti Cache, Type Script, and modern Android development stack.
• Ensure the team uses effectively the latest technologies to build the best possible product.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience in software development, with a focus on mobile app/game development.
• Strong knowledge of engineering management KPIs and Agile software development processes and practices.
• Proven experience in leading and managing high-performing engineering teams, preferably in an Agile environment.
• Obsession with constant process design and iteration to improve engagement and team productivity.
• Knowledge of/experience with Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Beanstalk, Dynamo
  
  DB, Elasti Cache, &/or Type Script.
• Excellent understanding of software development processes and methodologies.
• Strong technical background in mobile app/game…