Engineering Manager

Brightstar is an industry-leading company focused on innovative solutions in game development and software engineering. The company values creativity, teamwork, and impact, working with the latest technologies and international projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related discipline or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in client-side design and software development
• 3+ years of experience in HTML5, ActionScript, and/or Java programming
• Knowledge of developing for high-availability clustered environments
• Working knowledge of Linux
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Working knowledge or broad experience with SVN, Mercurial, Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical personnel
• Able to pass a Security Background Investigation

Nice to have:

• 3+ years of supervisory/management experience
• Experience with open source technologies
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams (US and China)
• SQL knowledge; bonus points for MySQL, CouchBase, MongoDB
• Online game development experience

• Manage and prioritize the workload of engineers
• Actively promote the on-time completion of projects
• Work closely with product management to determine feasibility of product features and provide alternatives when necessary
• Keep interest and excitement levels high inside and outside of the department
• Set measurable objectives for the team and individual reports and guide to achieve them
• Constantly look for better processes for projecting and improving project profitability
• Encourage innovation of process and creative development methodologies
• Actively lead or participate in resolving key issues impacting team performance
• Contribute to sales activities, customer development, proposal development, and closing sales
• Present creative solutions to internal teams when possible
• Design and implement critical components of the product