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Posted: 2/1/2022
Job Title: Head of Engineering
Location: Remote, work from home in the US or UK only
Position Type: Full-time (40 hours)
Job: Head of Engineering
Return to CareersWhat’s the Job?
Uplift Games is the studio behind Adopt Me, the #1 game on the Roblox platform (25+ billion visits, 1.92 million record CCU) all about adopting cute pets. We’re looking for an experienced Head of Engineering to lead and scale our Engineering team from 6 to 16+. In this role, you will line manage, mentor, and recruit engineers and later engineering managers as the team grows. Working directly with our technical co-founder and Co-CEO, you’ll develop our engineering roadmap and strategy and have the opportunity to create an outsized impact on many millions of players while operating in a small studio where every person plays a major role.
It is essential that you value diversity and want to work alongside talented people from marginalized groups. We are explicitly a trans, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC / BAME, and disability-positive team, and you will be an active supporter of all team members.
This is a remote position open to candidates who are based in the US or UK and can demonstrate eligibility to work in those countries.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop our engineering roadmap and strategy in collaboration with our leadership team.
- Line manage and mentor our engineering team.
- Identify, recruit, and onboard a diverse and talented team of engineers.
- Learn Roblox, understanding the nuances of the platform and Roblox development workflows.
- Champion best practices and technical excellence. Introduce smart tools, techniques, processes, and software patterns to minimize debt / inefficiency and to maximize impact.
- Apply your expertise to guide your team through difficult engineering challenges.
- When it makes sense, write code alongside your team to build context and to support your team’s education.
Your Background
These are the things candidates really should have but can make up for in other areas. If you’re missing one or two, consider applying anyway, especially if you belong to a marginalized group.
- 8+ years experience in an engineering role, with a strong emphasis on Games.
- 4+ years experience in a lead / manager role, with a preference for engineering management.
- Experience building and scaling an engineering team.
- Strong proficiency in programming, software patterns, software principles, software architecture.
- Supplemental skills key for 3D game development: math (especially vector math), creativity, solid UX intuition, experience with any game engine, etc.
- A proven track record of learning new technologies / engines very quickly.
- You value diversity and want to work alongside talented people from marginalised groups. We are explicitly a trans, LGBTQ+, BIPOC / BAME and disability positive team.
Bonus Points
These are things that can improve your candidacy, but none of these are necessary to apply.
- Experience with Roblox, the Roblox Studio IDE or the platform in general.
- Experience with languages / technologies we use, including Lua, Rust, Node.js, React, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes.
- Experience working on large scale live service products, particularly games.
- Experience working on products for young audiences.
Request Supplementary Documents
- A copy of your CV / Resume
- Optional Cover Letter: A brief overview of why you want to work at Uplift Games.
- Optional Portfolio: Links to your past work to demonstrate your technical and creative skills.
- Optional Code Samples: One or more samples of your code (files or web links like Github are both fine).
What’s the Compensation?
When possible, we provide transparent estimated salary ranges to set expectations early and to respect your time.
We recognize, however, that salaries vary within our various remote geographical locations. To give an indication of the salary level for this role, we estimate the annual salary will be as follows for these example locations:
- Bay Area, CA: $170,000 - $240,000 USD
- Dallas, TX: $140,000 - $210,000 USD
- London, UK: £95,000 - £155,000 GBP
Our compensation package is intended to be competitive with your local market and is negotiable.
In addition to salary, you will receive a signing bonus, along with a generously sized cash bonus package (4-year vested RSU-style cash bonus). You’ll also be eligible for our studio-wide annual bonus scheme.
We have a competitive benefits package. Find out more on our Why Work Here page.
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