Senior Engineering Manager

Mistplay is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead their Full Stack Mobile App Development team. This role involves managing a team of software engineers, overseeing the development and maintenance of Mistplay's Android app, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. The manager will collaborate with stakeholders, provide technical guidance, improve development processes, and play a key role in team growth and hiring. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mobile app/game development and agile methodologies.

Must Have

• Manage an Agile, cross-functional, full-stack mobile app development team.
• Lead design, development, and maintenance of the mobile application.
• Partner with Product, Data, and Executive stakeholders.
• Identify issues by analyzing data, processes, and code.
• Continuously improve team's development processes, tools, and practices.
• Support team by securing resources, removing blockers, and ensuring engagement.
• Develop and monitor engineering management KPIs.
• Act as hiring manager for team expansion and onboarding.
• Write performant, scalable, maintainable code.
• Stay updated with mobile app & game development trends and technologies.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 7 years experience in software development, mobile app/game focus.
• Strong knowledge of engineering management KPIs and Agile practices.
• Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Beanstalk, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, TypeScript.
• Excellent understanding of software development processes.
• Strong technical background in mobile app/game development.
• Proficiency with Git, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Experience with hiring and onboarding new team members.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of server-side technologies, such as Node.js.
• Experience integrating mobile apps with RESTful APIs.
• Experience in consumer facing/B2C applications, preferably native mobile apps.

Perks & Benefits

• Team Lunches
• Game nights
• Company-wide events
• Culture deeply rooted in growth
• Team of smart, dynamic, and enthusiastic people
• Utilize data to constantly learn, improve, and adapt
• Environment where everyone is encouraged to share ideas, push boundaries, take calculated risks, and witness visions come to life.

Mistplay is the #1 loyalty app for mobile gamers. Our community of millions of engaged mobile gamers come to Mistplay to discover new games to play and earn rewards. Gamers are rewarded for their time and money spent within the games and can redeem those rewards for gift cards. Mistplay is on a mission to be the best way to play mobile games for everyone everywhere! Download Mistplay on the Google Play Store here and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

📍 Please Note: In Canada 🇨🇦, Mistplay follows a 3 days/week in-office hybrid model in Toronto (400 University Ave) & Montreal (1001 Blvd. Robert-Bourassa)

As a fast-growing scale-up organization, Mistplay is constantly expanding its user base, product portfolio, and improving its platforms to provide the best possible experience for its users. To achieve these goals, Mistplay is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Engineering Manager.

As the Senior Engineering Manager for Mistplay's Full Stack Mobile App Development team, you will play a critical role in building and growing a successful product and team. The Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading a team of software engineers in the development and maintenance of Mistplay's main product, our Android app. You will work closely with other teams to ensure the app is integrated with the platform's backend, and they will lead the design and implementation of new features and improvements. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of developing mobile apps/games, as well as experience leading a team of developers in an agile development environment. Additionally, they will be comfortable working with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translating those into technical specifications.

What you’ll do at Misplay

• Managing an ambitious, Agile, cross-functional, full-stack mobile app development team
• Lead the team in the design, development, and maintenance of the mobile application, ensuring that the team delivers high-quality software on time and within budget. You will be responsible for providing technical guidance to the team and resolving technical issues as they arise
• Partner closely with stakeholders (e.g Product, Data, Executive) to ensure the delivery of quality features to deliver a fantastic user experience, and guide stakeholders in understanding implementation effort and help guide prioritization efforts
• Identify issues by analyzing data, processes, and code to remove blockers, improve delivery and recognize areas for refinement
• Continuously review and improve the team's development processes, tools, and practices to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality
• Support your team by securing resources, removing blockers, creating alignment and ensuring engagement
• Develop and monitor engineering management KPIs to ensure that the team is meeting its goals and that the application is delivering value to users and the business
• Act as hiring manager to continue to build out your team to meet changing business requirements, play a key role in recruiting and onboarding new team members, ensuring that new hires are integrated into the team effectively and that the team maintains a high level of diversity and inclusivity.
• Write code that is performant, scalable, maintainable and meets functional requirements. You'll have a significant role and voice in technical decisions in partnership with Tech Leads
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile app & game development, including Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Beanstalk, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, TypeScript, and modern Android development stack.
• You will be responsible for keeping the team up-to-date on these technologies and ensuring that they are used effectively to build the best possible product

What you’ll bring to Mistplay

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred
• At least 7 years of experience in software development, with a focus on mobile app/game development
• Strong knowledge of engineering management KPIs and Agile software development processes and practices
• Proven experience in leading and managing high-performing engineering teams, preferably in an Agile environment
• Obsession with constant process design and iteration to improve engagement and team productivity
• Knowledge of/experience with Kubernetes, AWS EC2, Beanstalk, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, &/or TypeScript
• Excellent understanding of software development processes and methodologies
• Strong technical background in mobile app/game development, with a deep understanding of the mobile app platforms and its capabilities
• Strong experience with software development tools such as Git, JIRA, and Confluence
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to identify business needs and translate them into technical requirements
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Experience with hiring and onboarding new team members
• Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile app/game development, and a desire to continuously learn and improve

Nice to haves

• Knowledge of server-side technologies, such as Node.js.
• Experience integrating mobile apps with RESTful APIs.
• Experience in consumer facing/B2C applications, preferably native mobile apps.

Why Mistplay?

We strive to make our work environment as inviting and fun as possible! Working at Mistplay is coupled with a whole array of perks that we've adopted virtually and in-person: Team Lunches, game nights, company-wide events, and so much more. Our culture is deeply rooted in growth and upheld by a team of smart, dynamic, and enthusiastic people. We utilize data to constantly learn, improve, and adapt. We foster an environment where everyone is encouraged to share their ideas, push boundaries, take calculated risks, and witness their visions come to life.