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Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest.

WB Games Boston is looking for a Engineering Manager to join the team! In this role, you will be leading an established team that is in the production stage of development for an unannounced upcoming title.

This position is based out of the WB Games Boston studio location.

Your Role Accountabilities...

Drive the efficient development and delivery of key game systems on time and at quality

Coordinate with key leaders to establish the priorities and roadmaps for a game title's engineering department across multiple sub-teams

Manage and mentor engineering leads, ensuring all leaders have the support they need and that their teams are healthy and effective

Collaborate with feature owners, engineers, and teammates across many disciplines to determine the best practices, processes, and standards that ensure a product that will delight players and support many years of live operation

Translate the high-level goals of the business into direction and actionable tasks for your reports

Identify risks/problem areas and innovate or iterate on processes, systems, standards, game designs, and technology

Build upon a culture of inclusivity, empathy, and learning, through coaching, career management, and mentorship

Ensure the technical designs of systems meet team standards

Qualifications & Experience...

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

10+ years of commendable software development experience using C#, Golang, or similar object-oriented languages, with a practical knowledge of common data structures, software design practices, multi-threading, and optimization techniques

3+ years of software development and/or management experience building asynchronous or synchronous multiplayer games, or equivalent technology

3+ years of managing personnel, with experience overseeing managers or 15+ engineer teams a big plus

Clear, concise, and transparent communication skills - both written and verbal

The ability to lead, encourage, understand, and support others

A growth mindset, an attention to detail, and a willingness to learn and take feedback

A passion for the gaming landscape, understanding what contributes to a game's success or failure, and what makes it fun

Experience initiating and driving large scale strategic initiatives

Nice to Have

In-depth knowledge of Unity3D, specifically for mobile game development

Experience developing for iOS and/or Android

Experience with AWS or other cloud infrastructure technologies

Experience playing and/or building 4X strategy mobile games

Familiarity with the Game of Thrones television series and/or series of books

Experience with managing relationships with external vendors

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Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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