Software Engineering Manager, Engagement

Supernatural is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to help inspire athletes to work out & use Supernatural regularly to lead healthier lives. This role will report to the Senior Engineer Manager of Engagement and lead Engineering for the Motivation Squad. The Motivation Squad owns development and support of the Supernatural user flows and backend systems that power workout discovery, workout recommendations, workout scoring, goals & streaks calculations and other features that help drive more meaningful value for our customers, including social features to allow our athletes to connect with one another and share their experiences.

This is a cross-platform, full stack team and we are looking for someone who is deeply passionate about technology. Your team will drive continued improvement to Supernatural on Oculus Quest, though we are monitoring opportunities to support Supernatural on other virtual reality platforms. Your team may also participate in the development of mobile capabilities on Android and iOS. Additionally, your team will own development and support of backend services and data processing systems hosted on AWS, GCP and other cloud infrastructure.

Candidates for this role must be equally passionate about developing people and helping them to realize their full potential. Within’s success is deeply connected to the success of our employees. Therefore, we are looking for a leader with deep empathy and concern for the well-being of their reports, their teammates and the broader organization at Within, where we value open-communication, collaboration, feedback, mentorship, career growth and personal development.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team including product managers, program managers, designers, QA, marketing and other roles
• Provide technical leadership to your team through planning, prioritization, design review and code reviews
• Define and evolve engineering standards and best-practices
• Contribute to all parts of the employee life-cycle, including recruiting, hiring, managing, and mentoring engineers
• Regularly assess and support the team's maturity, health, and composition as you strive for cohesion and technical excellence in delivery
• Build strong relationships across the Engineering discipline
• Ensure objectives are well-understood by all team members
• Contribute to and help facilitate agile development practices for the team
• Lead post-mortems and retrospectives
• Report regularly on progress and share updates
• Help identify, resolve and escalate roadblocks
• Develop positive working relationships with peers and customers
• Foster a growth mindset, regularly seek out opportunities for improvement
• Lead with empathy and understanding, create a safe space to share ideas

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of engineering experience overall
• 3+ years of industry experience in gaming or virtual reality
• 2+ years experience growing and managing teams of 5 or more people
• Senior level subject matter expertise in one or more languages and disciplines
• Capable of managing engineers across multiple disciplines and backgrounds
• Proven track record of launching and supporting live products at scale
• Able to mix hands-on technical work with leadership as needed
• Experience developing in Unity, Unreal or an equally robust game engine

Desired Qualifications:

• Deep expertise in Unity and C#
• Experience developing native apps for iOS and/or Android
• Solid understanding of mobile hardware and how to optimize for performance
• Experience developing and supporting live services on AWS
• Start-up / entrepreneurial experience