Engineering Manager - Backend Services

Please note that this is a hybrid position with a mixture of in-office and home-based working. 

Every game is an ecosystem beyond mere gameplay. At Terminal Velocity, part of the Rocket Science Group, our platform and server teams are dedicated to constructing the infrastructure necessary for your game's global rollout through a strong focus on back-end and publishing stacks.

With a wealth of expertise in cutting-edge tools and industry best practices, as well as our longstanding ability to harness the vast array of resources available in any development landscape, we arrive armed with the capabilities to propel your project to success.

About the Role: 

In this role, you’ll draw upon your past experience of software development and people management – including coaching, planning, and execution – to create scalable, resilient solutions that deliver the highest quality player experiences for our customers.

We do not require prior game development experience for this role, but our ideal candidates will have experience working within software development teams to deliver performant, highly scalable, and well-documented platform-based products, as well as a lasting passion for games themselves.

What You’ll Do: 

• Manage a cross functional team of developers and develop talents by fostering growth.

• Cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages participation and innovation.

• Drive success of customer-facing projects through clear communication.

• Directly contribute to the development of customer deliverables.

• Collaborate with internal and external teams, unblocking obstacles and enabling teams to deliver excellence.

• Support the team to make technical decisions by factoring in current and future requirements.

What We Value: 

• Ability to develop, coach, and mentor engineers spanning a wide range of experiences. 

• Strong communicator capable of fostering collaboration across multiple disciplines.

• Equally comfortable operating as a people manager and individual contributor.

• Proven proficiency in leading projects throughout their lifecycle.

• Passion for creating high-quality solutions.

• Experience with data storage solutions, including RDBMS and NoSQL.

• Understanding of cloud platforms and how to build scalable solutions.

• Openness to taking on new challenges and the flexibility to adapt to them.

You May Also Have: 

• A background in product management.

• Prior experience in the gaming industry.

• History working with customer-facing teams.

• Knowledge of languages like C#, Golang (Go), Rust, Java, Python, or Kotlin.

What We Can Offer: 

• Hybrid Working Arrangement: Our office in Cardiff is located right in City Centre, just a couple minutes away from the Cardiff Central Train Station! As a member of our team, you’ll have the flexibility to work at home and collaborate with your fellow engineers in person.

• Competitive Salary and Benefits Package: Your health and wellbeing is important to us, so we offer a variety of benefits including: 

  • Private Pension via Salary Sacrifice

  • Optional Private Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

  • Annual Leave, Plus Bank Holidays and Winter Break Office Closure

• Annual Research Credit: We always encourage personal growth, so we provide all of our team members with an annual credit to further enhance your skills! 

• Professional Development: We offer biannual reviews, as well as opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, internal tech talks, and the chance to learn from specialists with backgrounds from across the games and software development industries. 

• Work-Life Balance: We really believe that home life comes first and we promote a flexible working environment. And as an added bonus: We don’t crunch! 

• Family Friendly: We understand the importance of family, which is why we offer 6 weeks full of Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave to support you during this exciting time!

• Office Perks: In addition to everything above, we also provide: 

  • Weekly Team Lunches

  • Snacks, Including the Good (Yorkshire) Tea

  • Fully Equipped Team Lounge, Including our Favourite Consoles and Games

  • And, most importantly, a supportive and creative working environment made up of talented and friendly people, as well as the opportunity to work on some pretty cool games and projects – if we do say so ourselves!

A Friendly Note from the Recruitment Team:

Let us do the work for you: Even if your profile isn't an exact match for all of the qualifications listed above, we still want you to apply. Our team members come from a variety of different industries, not all of which are immediately relevant to game or software development, and we welcome all candidates of similarly varied backgrounds, communities, and identities.

Rocket Science is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a worry-free workplace void of discrimination or harassment. Rocket Scientists are expected to foster and champion an environment in which everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

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