Senior Engineering Manager

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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 they 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. 

• Managing an ambitious, Agile, cross-functional, full-stack mobile app development team

• 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. You will be responsible for providing technical guidance to the team and resolving technical issues as they arise

• Partner closely with stakeholders (e.g Product, Data, Executive) to ensure the delivery of quality features to deliver a fantastic user experience, and guide stakeholders in understanding implementation effort and help 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 that the team is meeting its goals and that the application is delivering value to users and the business

• Act as hiring manager to continue to build out your team to meet changing business requirements, play a key role in recruiting and onboarding new team members, ensuring that new hires are integrated into the team effectively and that the team maintains a high level of diversity and inclusivity.

• Write code that is performant, scalable, maintainable and meets functional requirements. You'll have a significant role and voice in technical decisions in partnership with Tech Leads

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile app & game development, including Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Beanstalk, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, TypeScript, and modern Android development stack.

• You will be responsible for keeping the team up-to-date on these technologies and ensuring that they are used effectively to build the best possible product

• Located in Toronto, ON, Canada and open to a 2 days/week hybrid model.

• 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, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, &/or TypeScript

• Excellent understanding of software development processes and methodologies

• Strong technical background in mobile app/game development, with a deep understanding of the mobile app platforms and its capabilities

• Strong experience with software development tools such as Git, JIRA, and Confluence

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to identify business needs and translate them into technical requirements

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills

• Experience with hiring and onboarding new team members

• Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile app/game development, and a desire to continuously learn and improve

• Knowledge of server-side technologies, such as Node.js, and experience integrating mobile apps with RESTful APIs

• Experience in consumer facing/B2C applications, preferably native mobile apps

We strive to make our work environment as inviting and fun as possible! Working at Mistplay is coupled with a whole array of perks that we've adopted virtually and in-person: Team Lunches, game nights, company-wide events, and so much more. Our culture is deeply rooted in growth and upheld by a team of smart, dynamic, and enthusiastic people. We utilize data to constantly learn, improve, and adapt. We foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to share their ideas, push boundaries, take calculated risks, and witness their visions come to life.