Director of Engineering for a Global Gaming project (вакансія неактивна)

10+ years of IT experience on positions of various levels
3+ years of experience as a manager within IT sphere
Strong technical background (ideally backend development using Java, but other languages will work too)
Brilliant communication skills
Strong leadership skills
Ability to see the whole picture, strategic way of thinking
Deep knowledge and understanding of different software development methodologies and ability to use them accordingly
Fluent English communication

Experience managing a crossfunctional team of 10+ people
Experience developing or managing teams in gaming domain

Competitive salary depending on your experience
Professional development opportunities
Study and practice of English: courses and communication with colleagues and clients from different countries
Yoga classes
Compensation package (paid vacation, sick leaves)
Flexible working hours (from 9-11 to 18-20)
Comfortable office or possibility to work remotely

Manage the team of 7 engineers in Ukraine — back-end and mobile ones — all of them of Senior-level. (we plan to double this amount soon)
Analyse current work processes and transform them to ensure high performance
Serve as a focal point between Ukrainian team and other teams in India and the US
Participate in hiring new team members
Be a technical advisor for the team, suggest optimal solutions and approaches
Be a people leader, making the team feel good, resourceful and performing as expected

Our customer is a large gaming company with offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and the US, creating a wide range of online games with cash prizes.
They brought an online version of Indian traditional card game to the market, and then proceeded with a variety of other games of different directions (slot games, card games, fantasy simulators and others). As their local market is large, but not explored yet, they are growing rapidly and extend their portfolio significantly with time.
Currently, they are in need of a side-leader for our Kyiv-based team who’ll cover both product and team management issues.