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Head of SDK Engineering
9 months ago
Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry, providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games, Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.
At Skillz, we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. That's why we passionately champion game developers and players alike, empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.
Life @ Skillz
- Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value and make a difference in the world.
- Comprehensive Benefits: We value our team members and provide a comprehensive benefits package to ensure your well-being. Enjoy 401K matching, equity incentives, extensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, pre-tax benefit options, and more.
- Work-Life Balance: Achieving work-life balance is important to us. We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.
- Perks: We believe in enhancing your work experience. Enjoy weekly team lunches, snacks, Friday Happy Hours, commuter benefits, insurances, and many more.
Why Skillz?
- Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneer of skill-based competition. Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.
- Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as the American Red Cross, Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.
- Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
- Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Roblox, Samsung, EA, Riot, Tinder, Intel, Twitch, and more.
The Future of Gaming Awaits!
The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future.
Job Description:
As the Head of SDK Engineering at Skillz, you will report directly to the CTO and play a crucial role in defining the technical vision and roadmap for our next-generation eSports platform. You will lead a team of full stack engineers to build and deliver cutting-edge real-time SDK and consumer UI that Skillz offers to Developers. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with product leadership and core engineering teams, tracking project schedules, communicating risk areas to upper management, fostering innovation, and ensuring the high productivity and career development of your team members
- You will report directly to the CTO and own SDK Development and Outsourcing strategy at Skillz and work closely with the Head of Services & Head of Developer Success to define the technical vision and roadmap for the next generation eSports platform
- You will be responsible for leading a team of full stack engineers to build and deliver cutting edge real time SDK and consumer UI that Skillz offers to Developers (Applications, Tools, Dashboards and Data Pipelines that Developers use to monitor, scale and monetize their games)
- Work with Product Leadership and core engineering teams to develop and track detailed schedules, dependencies and critical paths
- Effectively collaborate with all project stakeholders i.e. Product Management, Finance team, Data team, etc.
- Clearly communicate with upper management any risk areas; come up with risk mitigation plans
- Encourage and drive initiatives which promote innovation and technical excellence
- Hire, retain, and develop the careers of the engineers on your team
- Coach and motivate your team to ensure high productivity and teamwork, and help each individual achieve their potential
- Interface with other internal teams to prioritize features and functionality based on the resources available and business priorities
- Conduct periodic on-call duties as needed on a regular scheme basis
Requirements:
- 10+ years of work experience in software engineering, middleware, engine development (B2B)
- 4+ years of hands-on management experience leading high-performing teams of engineers and/or engineering managers
- Passionate Gamer or experience in the Games Industry
- Experience in building front-end user-facing interactive software or consumer apps
- Experience in Developer Tools/Platform (SDK) and B2B Middleware
- Experience in building a business / team from scratch (startup)
- Mobile (Android/iOS) experience
- Code maintenance and review experience in one or more of the following languages: Javascript, React Native, Java, Kotlin, C++, Swift, Objective-C
- Able to work in-office 5 days a week in San Mateo or Las Vegas (relocation available)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a technical field of study, or equivalent industry experience
- Experienced in direct customer communication as part of developer relations, adept at building relationships and influencing stakeholders across various disciplines. Ability to effectively convey highly technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!
Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. Join our team and be part of the journey. We look forward to having you on board!
Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance .
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