Engineering Manager for Games

What You’ll Actually Do

• Own delivery for the games: plan, align, de-risk, ship - consistently.

• Keep the SDLC tight: discovery → implementation → QA → release → post-release stability.

• Make engineering effort predictable: capacity planning, scope control, dependency management, release forecasting.

• Run crisp execution rituals that actually work: grooming, planning, risk reviews, retros that lead to change.

• Build alignment across Product, Art, Animation, QA, Tech leads, Platform/Release - no silos, no surprises.

• Raise delivery quality: Definition of Ready/Done, release gates, incident learnings, recurring bottleneck removal.

• Coach engineers and leaders: expectations, feedback, growth, hiring support, onboarding.

And the key part:

• You don’t code every day, but when the tribe hits a real problem you jump in hands-on:

  • drive a technical deep dive with the team,

  • help debug / triage / isolate the root cause,

  • pair with engineers to model “how we do it,”

  • and ensure the fix becomes a repeatable standard (not a one-time hero moment).

What You Bring

• Strong experience in iGaming / slots game development (must-have). You know the real pipeline: idea → production → release → live ops.

• Solid SDLC and delivery mastery: you’ve shipped high-frequency releases and know what breaks teams.

• You can speak the engineers’ language and earn trust - even if you’re not committing code daily.

• You’re the type who can go from “strategy” to “let’s open the issue and fix the process today.”

• You lead through ownership and clarity — not through status meetings.

Nice to have:

• Live Ops / multiple parallel releases experience.

• Strong QA/release practices (risk-based testing, regression strategy, release gating).

• Understanding of platform constraints in iGaming (integrations, compliance, operational risk).

• Experience with Node.js - TS/JS; Pixi.js/Phaser.js, Spine.

How We Work

• Speed > perfection. Iterate, test, ship.

• Predictability > heroics. Build a machine, not firefighting culture.

• Clarity > chaos. Fix ambiguity early.

• Impact > activity. Meetings must change outcomes.

• Direct > polite. Say what matters while it’s still cheap.

What We Offer

• Fully remote (Europe-friendly).

• Unlimited vacation + paid sick leave.

• Quarterly performance bonuses.

• Medical insurance (including partner).

• Learning budget (courses, certifications, conferences).

• Real ownership and autonomy.

• No micromanagement. No filler work. Just real delivery and real results.

If this sounds like you…

If you’ve shipped iGaming games, know how delivery breaks, and can lead a tribe by being close enough to jump in and show the standard when it matters - let’s talk.