Senior Director, Engineering - Yahtzee With Buddies

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

Scopely seeks a Senior Director of Engineering for its Yahtzee! With Buddies team in Barcelona (hybrid). As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you'll align engineering goals with business needs, manage resources, foster a growth culture, collaborate across teams, and make critical decisions impacting quality and deadlines. Responsibilities include defining a technological roadmap, optimizing resource allocation, leading and mentoring engineering teams, ensuring cross-functional synergy, and reporting project progress to stakeholders. You'll work on a successful gaming franchise, driving innovation and maintaining high quality standards. The role requires extensive experience in Unity Engine development (client-side) or managing large distributed systems using .NET within an AWS ecosystem (server-side).
Must have:
  • Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Experience with gaming franchises or large-audience products
  • Unity Engine (client) or .NET/AWS (server) expertise
  • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Job Details

Description

Scopely is looking for a Sr Director of Engineering to join our Yahtzee! With Buddies team in Barcelona on a hybrid basis. 
 
At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily. 
 
Yahtzee with buddies is one of our casual free-to-play mobile games and is a classic board game with a new look. The team is based in Europe and the US, and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.
 
As the Director of Engineering, you will be the key point of contact and leader of a highly skilled and multidisciplinary engineering team. Joining a successful gaming franchise that has captivated a loyal audience for over a decade, you will have the unique opportunity to shape its future by driving innovation and maintaining the highest standards of quality.
 
What You Will Do 
  • As a member of the franchise’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will work closely with the General Manager and other SLT members to achieve excellence in both the product and team performance. Your primary responsibilities will include:
  • Strategic Alignment: Align engineering goals with business needs by defining and delivering a meaningful, achievable technological roadmap based on KPIs and impact metrics.
  • Resource Optimization: Allocate and manage engineering resources effectively to maximize efficiency and meet franchise objectives. Propose and lead necessary organizational changes to adapt to evolving requirements.
  • Team Leadership: Foster a culture of growth and ambition among a senior engineering team. Support and enable managers to drive optimal performance from their teams and ensure the professional growth of individual contributors.
  • Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Promote synergy between Engineering and other teams to cultivate a collaborative and goal-oriented mindset throughout the organization.
  • Critical Decision-Making: Make daily strategic decisions impacting quality and deadlines while balancing short-term needs with long-term franchise success.
  • External Collaboration: Serve as the main point of contact for external partners and teams, ensuring clear communication of needs and priorities to maximize ecosystem-wide collaboration.
  • Continuous Improvement: Analyze technical and business KPIs to identify opportunities for improvement, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business outcomes.
  • Stakeholder Reporting: Regularly report project progress and results directly to company stakeholders, ensuring transparency, accountability, and alignment with strategic goals.

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven track record of leading engineering teams in a high-seniority, multidisciplinary environment.
  • Experience working in or leading the technical direction of a gaming franchise or similar projects/products with a large, loyal audience.
  • Extensive experience in Unity Engine development on the client side or managing large distributed systems using .NET within an AWS ecosystem on the server side.
  • Strong problem-solving and organizational skills with the ability to navigate complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and articulate technical and strategic concepts to stakeholders at all levels.
At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that!   We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!
 
About Us
 
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.
 
Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.
 
Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.
 
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
 
Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
 
Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.
 
For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com.

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