Zwift
Zwift
Zwift brings cycling and running into a shared digital fitness platform, where people can train at home in virtual environments using interactive equipment. Its services include support for cycling and running and equipment sales. Zwift also runs community and competition programs such as Zwift Academy and Zwift Racing, combining individual workouts with social events and racing. The company works across sports and gaming, building experiences for people who want to ride or run indoors.

Senior Engineering Manager, Game Experience

Lead C++ gameplay engineering and live-service teams at Zwift. Guide development of cross-platform experiences for the company’s cycling, running, and fitness platform.

Apraksts

  • Manage a senior team of 6–8 engineers directly.
  • Coach engineers and guide their career growth and performance.
  • Hire engineers and build a culture of independent, high-quality engineering.
  • Oversee the technical direction of C++ gameplay systems.
  • Guide scalable architecture, cross-platform performance, memory use, and long-term technical health.
  • Own the full software development lifecycle for live-service game features.
  • Promote automated testing, feature flags, phased rollouts, and real-time telemetry.
  • Lead team workflows using agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban.
  • Prioritize incoming requests and maintain the team roadmap.
  • Remove blockers, address risks, and keep stakeholders informed.
  • Coordinate work across engineering, game design, product and program management, production, UX, QA, and hardware teams.
  • Set technical strategy and define project milestones.

Prasības

  • At least 4 years in software engineering management, including direct management, coaching, and development of engineers in the games industry.
  • At least 6 years of hands-on software engineering experience in game development.
  • Strong command of C++ and commercial or custom game engines.
  • Knowledge of game performance, profiling, memory management, and multi-platform game architecture.
  • Experience operating and maintaining features in a live-service game.
  • Experience with production quality, operational monitoring, phased deployments, feature flags, and support.
  • Ability to independently set technical strategy and team roadmaps.
  • Ability to work through ambiguity and cross-team dependencies.
  • Ability to lead game engineering teams using modern agile practices.
  • Experience running sprints, managing delivery risks, and setting dependable release schedules.
  • Bonus: Experience connecting game clients with backend services and persistence layers, and working with iOS, iPadOS, and Android ecosystems.
  • Bonus: Experience developing console games.
  • Bonus: Experience using AI-assisted development tools and auditing code generated by AI agents.
  • Bonus: Experience with external hardware controllers or physical inputs.
  • Bonus: Experience with live-game experiments, A/B testing, and analytics tools or data pipelines such as Amplitude and Databricks.
  • Interest in products for cyclists, runners, and fitness enthusiasts.
  • Candidates must disclose or cite any AI tools used during interviews.

Priekšrocības

  • Performance bonuses
  • Equity
  • Medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Additional perks and benefits
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Accommodation available for disabilities or special needs

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