Project Manager (Backend)

X-FLOW is seeking an experienced Project Manager for their Backend team to coordinate and manage complex technical projects for Happy Color, a popular digital coloring book. The role involves defining tasks, planning workloads, coordinating work streams, facilitating meetings, overseeing releases, and maintaining documentation. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of PM experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and an understanding of backend technical context like microservices and APIs, while being adaptable to constant change.

Must Have

• Act as the central coordination point for the backend team.
• Define and break down tasks into actionable items.
• Plan workloads based on realistic capacity and priorities.
• Coordinate parallel work streams and ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Organize and facilitate meetings (efficiently and purpose-driven).
• Oversee the preparation and release of new versions.
• Provide quick answers to the team’s operational questions.
• Maintain Jira and documentation in excellent condition.
• Manage shifting priorities without losing control or clarity.
• 5+ years of experience as a PM / Project Manager / Delivery Manager in complex technical teams.
• Formal education in management or solid theoretical knowledge (PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Broad practical exposure: ability to handle non-standard cases and adapt different practices as needed.
• Comfortable working in conditions of uncertainty and constant change.
• Strong communication skills and a leadership mindset.
• Russian - С1/higher, English - B1+.
• Understanding of the backend technical context: microservices, APIs, releases, dependencies, queues, SLAs.
• Ability to think for yourself, not mindlessly follow a template.
• Know how to navigate between rules, people, and real-world constraints.
• Maintain order without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Value team success over formal process for process’s sake.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team in a creative and dynamic environment.
• Flexible working hours and remote/office work options.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• A fun and inclusive company culture that celebrates diversity and creativity.

X-FLOW is a mobile game development company established in 2018. We gained recognition after the release of Happy Color, the most popular digital coloring book and one of the most successful ad-driven mobile apps in the world. We take pride in our diverse and talented team and partners, spread across the UK, Cyprus, the Netherlands, and other regions worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager for our Backend team.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the central coordination point for the backend team.
• Define and break down tasks into actionable items.
• Plan workloads based on realistic capacity and priorities.
• Coordinate parallel work streams and ensure tasks are completed on time.
• Organize and facilitate meetings (efficiently and purpose-driven).
• Oversee the preparation and release of new versions.
• Provide quick answers to the team’s operational questions, such as:
• Who is working on what?
• Who can be quickly brought in to help?
• What is currently at risk?
• Maintain Jira and documentation in excellent condition.
• Manage shifting priorities without losing control or clarity.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a PM / Project Manager / Delivery Manager in complex technical teams.
• Formal education in management or solid theoretical knowledge (PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.).
• Broad practical exposure: ability to handle non-standard cases and adapt different practices as needed.
• Comfortable working in conditions of uncertainty and constant change.
• Strong communication skills and a leadership mindset.
• Russian - С1/higher, English - B1+.

Relevant experience:

• Understanding of the backend technical context: microservices, APIs, releases, dependencies, queues, SLAs
• Not at the code level, but enough to have meaningful, informed conversations with engineers.
• Able to speak the same language as the team and clearly understand the topics under discussion.

What is critical for us:

• You do not follow a “template” mindlessly; you think for yourself.
• You know how to navigate between rules, people, and real-world constraints.
• You maintain order without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
• You value team success over formal “process for process’s sake.”

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team in a creative and dynamic environment.
• Flexible working hours and remote/office work options.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• A fun and inclusive company culture that celebrates diversity and creativity.

Join us and let’s create great content together!

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