At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That's where you come in!We are looking for a hardworking, inspirational, and experiencedSr.Director Software Engineeringto join our leadership team in bringingdelightful Magic companion experiencesto life!Work with other high-talent, high-experience developers that share your passionsStrategize with other leaders to build a collaborative development environment centered around delivering value to customers balanced with continuous improvementLead the organization in architecting and implementing clients and services in support of large-scale, online platformsWhat you'll do:Build a versatile and diverse engineering team that will tackle technical challenges dealing with online services, infrastructures, automated testing and serving customers with adigital hub for Magic players to gain access to functional utilities and seamlessly traverse the Magic MetaverseBe accountable for defining and achieving the goals and objectives associated with the various projects assigned to your teams.Create a customer focused culture valuing collaboration, innovation, ownership, transparency, and creativity. Be a manager of managers, growing and mentoring the next generation of leaders at Wizards by modeling and expecting excellence.Partner with leadership to form shared technological strategies in pursuit of our goals to grow and scale our businesses.Innovate on new and existing Tabletop Technology products and processes to better deliver enjoyable, accessible, engaging, narrative experiences for our existing and new players.Drive quality and extensible architecture and services that scale, are efficient to operate, and resilient enough for the challenges of live service operations.Rapidly experiment and iterate to actualize the product vision.Manage outside resources to flex bandwidth while maintaining a coherent code base.What you'll bringExperience building and leading engineering teamsConsiderable working knowledge and use of web and mobile application development, as well as web architecture, design, and related technologiesFamiliarity building software solutions with AWS technologies to build scalable distributed systemsStrong knowledge of the modern web environment, including HTML, CSS, MySQL, JavaScript, React and TypescriptA genuine enjoyment of working with othersA motivated tech leader with a leadership style that succeeds through collaborationA desire to solve problemsStrong communication skills and initiative to resolve conflictA passion for mentoring, guiding, and inspiring teams of engineersWillingness to help troubleshoot and resolve technical problems as they arise as well as a continuos improvement mindsetExperience working with other engineering and product teams to integrate multiple technologiesExtensive knowledge of interactive software production processes, timelines, tools, and methodologies, especially in a live product environmentCompensation Range, Currency USD:Starting Pay Range: $219,760Pay Range End: $372,840We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action EmployerThe above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know.
