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Lead Software Engineer, Wizards of the Coast
Location: Renton, Washington
For decades, Wizards of the Coast has connected people around the world through play and imagination, with core games that have defined their genres - Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons®. We want to offer more ways to connect and play as the company grows. And that’s where you come in.
WHAT IS THIS ROLE ALL ABOUT?
The Magic: The Gathering Arena team is looking for an experienced engineer to help manage and lead a team of engineers who build and maintain scalable cloud services that will support vast legions of players. In close collaboration with designers, artists, and other engineers, you'll be one of the main drivers of designs and decisions within the team.
A DAY IN THE LIFE AS A LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Directly manages and supervises a team of software developers
Designs and implements solutions for Magic: The Gathering Arena in alignment with architectural designs and program needs.
Provide consultation on complex projects as a top level contributor/specialist.
Communicate and iterate on technical designs and decisions with the team.
Problem Solving
Must be able to work across the entire project while providing guidance to your reports
Grasps issues quickly and makes educated, critical judgments in the absence of complete information
Understands the technical challenges that arise from developing online games on multiple platforms
Must be able to work with a variety of other departments to create technical requirements
Communicates well and does not hesitate to initiate dialog with the relevant stakeholders
Must be able to plan and develop technical roadmaps, technical documentation and help determine priorities
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Experience Creating and Casting these Spells:
10+ years software design experience
5-8 years of experience developing online, scalable, high performance applications and components
5-8 years of experience creating and shipping games
3+ years of experience managing software development teams
Strong coding, debugging and problem solving
Strong communication and collaboration
Experience developing and supporting a live game service
Knowledge, Abilities and Characteristics of the Ideal Wizard:
Experience building software solutions using AWS Technologies
Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL data storage technologies
