Demiurge Studios is hiring a
Senior Engineering Manager, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

Demiurge Studios is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager with 10+ years of professional software development experience and at least 3 years in an engineering management role. The candidate will collaborate with design and art leads to estimate and scope game features, manage engineers, facilitate communication between teams, create technical design documents, advocate for code robustness, screen, interview, and hire engineering candidates, help onboard new hires, establish best practices, and represent Demiurge to external partners. The ideal candidate has experience developing software with the Unreal Game Engine, agile methodologies, leading teams of engineers, and hiring and mentoring engineers.

Requirements

• 10+ years professional software development experience
• 3+ years experience in an engineering management role
• Professional software development experience in C++
• Experience developing software with the Unreal Game Engine
• Experience developing with Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) and Blueprint
• Experience developing games for the PC platform
• Strong programming and software architecture skills
• Experience developing software using agile methodologies
• Experience leading teams of engineers
• Experience hiring and mentoring engineers
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• BS or higher in Computer Science or similar discipline (Physics, Math, EE, etc.), or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design and art leads to estimate and scope game features
• Manage engineers on your team, including task assignments and follow up
• Support and nurture engineers through regular one-on-one meetings and career management
• Facilitate communication between engineering and production teams through agile development processes
• Create and maintain technical design documents and programming task schedules
• Advocate for improving code robustness and maintainability
• Screen, interview, and hire engineering candidates
• Help to onboard new hires and integrate them into Demiurge culture
• Establish and implement best practices that enable us to ship best-in-class games
• Represents Demiurge to external partners in an ongoing way as a key contact

Preferred Qualifications

• Console development experience
• Experience working with external engineering contractors
• Experience developing games with proprietary game engines
• Experience setting up automated build systems and unit test frameworks
• Experience optimizing software to meet performance goals
• Experience developing tools for content creation

Benefits

• 401K Partial Match
• Flexible work environment
• Generous PTO program including vacation days, sick days, and holidays. Earn-as-you-go plan that rolls over year to year, offering flexibility as well as the last week of December the studio closes to recharge
• A variety of medical benefits with PPO options that start on your first day of employment
• Vision and Dental benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA) - Available if you select a High Deductible Healthcare plan
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (HC & DC FSA)
• Commuter Reimbursement Program (Commuter FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement promoting lifelong learning
• Referral bonuses
• Bonus plan
• So. Many. Games. - Access to our huge game library!
• Free snacks and drinks!
• Demi-Lunch Tuesday - Lunch is on us!
• Game Night Food
• Ping Pong!
• Step Mania! Get your dance on!