Game Development Engineering Manager

About The Job
If you want to build, develop, and see your impact, join Skillz and level up your Career

Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide, is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games, the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, Wynn Resorts and more? Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move

Key Competencies

• Proven experience leading Unity game development teams, with a strong focus on performance, stability (high CFR), and mobile-first gameplay experiences.
• Prior experience managing a full stack team in the game development studio

• Hands-on management experience leading high-performing teams of engineers and/or engineering managers

• Hire, retain, and develop the careers of the engineers on your team

• Coach and motivate your team to ensure high productivity and teamwork, and help each individual achieve their potential

• Encourage and drive initiatives that promote innovation and technical excellence

• Interface with other internal teams to prioritize features and functionality based on the resources available and business priorities

• Clearly communicate any risk areas to upper management and come up with risk mitigation plans

• Experience building relationships and influencing stakeholders across multiple disciplines.

• Experience communicating highly technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Work with Product Leadership and core engineering teams to develop and track detailed schedules, dependencies and critical paths

• Collaborate effectively with all project stakeholders, including Product Management, Finance, Data teams, etc

• Nice to have: Expertise in integrating Unity with React Native SDKs, ensuring seamless cross-platform communication and optimized hybrid architecture.

Experience

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in mobile and/or game development, including Unity and cross-platform technologies.
• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager, leading teams of 5+ engineers across gameplay, SDK, or platform engineering.
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture and performance optimization across both iOS and Android platforms.
• Experience designing scalable systems, reviewing code, and maintaining high-quality standards across engineering teams.
• Background in the gaming industry
• Strong tenure in past roles (2+ years per role) with a consistent track record of career progression and team impact.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Game Development, or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience.

Location: IWF Campus, Whitefield Main Rd, B Narayanapura, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016
Why Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value, obsess over our product, and make a difference in the world.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally, take advantage of our 401K matching, equity incentives, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
• Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.
• Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays, including a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years, to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
• Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week, collaborative office environment at our 36,000+ square foot headquarters. Enjoy free daily breakfast and catered lunch, snacks,a full-size gym with showers, commuter benefits, insurance, team bonding events and many more.
• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
• Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup, and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling, and that also pertains to your growth.

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status.

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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