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The Tech Manager at Arrowhead Game Studios ensures the smooth operation of their tech team.  Responsibilities include managing programmers, engineers, and other tech team members across various disciplines and experience levels. This involves fostering their growth, aligning their work with studio goals, understanding player needs and project requirements to guide individual development plans.  The role demands strong relationship-building, clear feedback, and talent nurturing skills. The Tech Manager conducts performance reviews, salary discussions, and handles hiring, but does not directly work on programming. They also focus on optimizing the company's use of the tech team's skills.  Previous experience as a Tech Lead or Manager is advantageous but not mandatory.

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 If you’re looking to make the best co-op games in the world, you’ve come to the right place. We're proud to have some of the best game makers and collaborators in the industry working with us. What's more, we're a fun bunch of game developers, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Our games are not for everyone. Are they for you? <h2 style="text-align:center;">We are now looking for a&nbsp;Tech Manager</h2>The Tech Manager will be responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly in their tech team. They manage programmers, engineers and other parts of the tech team from different disciplines and experience levels, helping them grow their skills while also aligning their work with the studio's goals. They understand both the needs of our players and the overall project requirements and use this knowledge to guide individual development plans. The Tech Manager is great at building relationships, giving clear feedback, and nurturing talent. They are comfortable with tough conversations when needed and fosters a safe, collaborative work environment. They are in charge of the growth and performance of their team members, handle hiring for relevant roles, and conduct development talks, salary discussions, and regular performance reviews to ensure the team continues to improve. You will not work directly with programming in the project but rather lead, coach, and influence the professions, as well as making sure the rest of the company uses their skills in the best way possible.<h5>Who you are:</h5>We believe that you<ul>
<li>Have proven leadership experience with a track record of leading successful creative teams in the gaming industry</li>
<li>Are passionate about leading teams, managing people and creating healthy work environments</li>
<li>Have excellent communication skills in English both written and spoken</li>
<li>Have interest and familiarity with Arrowhead games</li>
<li>Previous experience as a Tech Lead, Tech Manager or Team Lead in the game industry is not a requirement but will be considered as a strong advantage</li>
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</ul>What you'll do<ul>
<li>Recruitment &amp; Onboarding of new programmers</li>
<li>Ongoing development of direct reports by setting clear expectations, providing feedback and following up on objectives</li>
<li>Evaluate performance, course-correct where necessary and ensure staff continually to grow and improve</li>
<li>Development talks, promotions, salary setting and salary talks</li>
<li>Enable and ensure a safe and healthy work environment</li>
<li>Work towards ensuring Arrowhead utilizes its tech team in the best possible way and that the team has the proper support</li>
</ul><h5>How to apply</h5>If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible.&nbsp;We ask that your application always include relevant work samples or a link to your portfolio.We interview candidates continuously and hire when we find a good fit. <h5> </h5><h5>Practical Information</h5>Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week with initial 6 month probation period. Location: Office first, hybrid solution possible.&nbsp; We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find dogs and occasionally some cats around. <h5>What we offer</h5>Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 100+ people, best known for our co-op titles. Despite our size, we remain a friendly and down to earth bunch, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together.Located in a newly built, custom-tailored offices on the Hammarby Kaj waterfront, we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. A thriving game dev scene, along with all types of activities are immediately available on our doorstep.Our talented developers are crucial to our success, therefore we put a lot of emphasis in creating and maintaining a prosperous culture. We’re committed to open and transparent communication. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated - the ceiling for creative discussions is high.We also have numerous work benefits for all our employees. <a href="https://jobs.arrowheadgamestudios.com/pages/perks-benefits" target="_blank">You can read about them here!</a> 
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 <div class="additional-field-value-razor"><h2>Disney Entertainment &amp; ESPN Product &amp; Technology</h2>On any given day at Disney Entertainment &amp; ESPN Product &amp; Technology (DEEP&amp;T), we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.The Product &amp; Data Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products &amp; experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment &amp; ESPN Technology<ul><li>Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&amp;E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.</li><li>Reach &amp; Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.</li><li>Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment &amp; news.</li></ul>This role involves building and maintaining our Identity and Device Data products.&nbsp; These products serve as a comprehensive source of truth for customer identifiers and their devices. The role requires senior-level knowledge of building scalable, fault-tolerant data processing pipelines and backend to ensure the reliable delivery of both real-time and batch data.<h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Build and maintain product-driven initiatives to improve and expand Identity and Device data product offerings</li><li>Enhance/redesign existing data models with input from Architecture in order to modernize products and/or improve performance and efficiency. Enhance/improve the underlying codebase to be extensible, reusable, and maintainable. Participate in code reviews and as well as on-call support roster.</li><li>Promote and support Agile methodologies such as Scrum, and Kanban by actively participating in regular ceremonies such as stand-up, retrospectives and sprint planning.</li><li>Collaborate with your squad, Product Managers, Designers, QA, Operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and articulate technical decisions and outcomes.</li><li>Serve as a senior resource to other Data Engineers on the team, and mentor junior members of the team helping to improve their skills, knowledge, and productivity.</li></ul><h2>Basic Qualifications</h2><ul><li>5+ years of related big data engineering experience modeling and developing large data pipelines</li><li>Hands-on experience with distributed systems such as Hadoop or Databricks compute using tools/libraries such as Spark, Presto, Hive to query and process large datasets at the petabyte level.</li><li>Strong Python, Scala and SQL skills processing big datasets</li><li>Experience with at least one major MPP or cloud database technology (Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query, Databricks)</li><li>Familiarity with Data Modeling techniques and Data Warehousing standard methodologies and practices</li><li>Operational experience in multi-system/services production environment as senior data engineer and point-of-contact / SME</li><li>Problem solving skills with strong attention to detail and excellent analytical and communication skills</li><li>Solid experience with data integration and orchestration toolsets (e.g. Airflow), CI/CD</li><li>Solid experience with AWS S3</li></ul><h2>Preferred Qualifications </h2><ul><li>Demonstrated ability with cloud infrastructure technologies, including Terraform</li><li>Experience with:&nbsp;Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, AWS &nbsp;</li></ul><h2>Required Education</h2><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.&nbsp;</li></ul><h2>Additional Information</h2>#DISNEYTECH The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year, in Seattle, WA is $145,400 to $195,000 per year, and in New York, NY is $145,400 to $195,000 per year. 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