Head of Engineering

Reality Games is developing revolutionary location-based mobile games combining iconic gaming IPs with geolocation technology, real-time data analytics, and AI-driven personalization. The company operates in Kraków HUB and focuses on multi-platform game clients using Unity for iOS and Android, building scalable backend systems, big data pipelines, and leveraging geolocation data generated by millions of players.

• Broad technical knowledge across full-stack engineering (backend, frontend, infrastructure, data systems)
• Proven experience leading and scaling engineering organizations of 20+ engineers across multiple teams
• Deep expertise in relevant technical domains including backend services architecture with Scala, REST APIs, microservices patterns
• Experience in game backend systems involving real-time data processing, player state management, multiplayer coordination
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure including Kubernetes, containerization, and distributed systems at scale
• Familiarity with data systems such as data pipelines, big data processing, and analytics infrastructure (e.g., Kafka, BigQuery)
• Understanding of frontend and game development, including Unity, iOS, Android game client architecture
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases like Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Couchbase
• Proficiency in DevOps and automation: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, monitoring, observability
• Experience with real-time systems, geolocation data, or live multiplayer systems with low-latency requirements
• 8+ years of software engineering
• 3+ years in technical leadership roles (tech lead, engineering manager, director)
• Experience building and scaling engineering teams in high-growth settings
• Track record of shipping large-scale systems to production
• Hands-on experience with modern software development stacks
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical vision to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with agile/iterative development methodologies
• Commitment to engineering excellence, code quality, and operational reliability

• Lead engineering strategy across multiple teams (backend, frontend, data, DevOps/infrastructure)
• Drive architectural decisions for scalable, high-performance systems handling millions of players
• Oversee platform development spanning Scala backend services, Unity game clients, Kubernetes infrastructure, and big data pipelines
• Build and mentor engineering leaders, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
• Establish engineering best practices, standards, and workflows across all teams
• Collaborate with product and design teams to translate game vision into robust technical solutions
• Optimize delivery processes for faster iteration while maintaining code quality and reliability
• Make technology choices balancing innovation, scalability, and team capability
• Manage technical roadmap aligned with business objectives and player needs
• Foster a culture of open communication, trust, experimentation, and accountability

This role requires full-time, in-office work from Monday to Friday at the Kraków headquarters. Collaboration is offered on a B2B contract or a mandate contract (umowa zlecenie).