Technacity Group
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Technacity Group, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Our client is a unique, fast-growing AI gaming company that is building both games and an underlying proprietary game engine. Their voice-controlled AI games reach millions of customers each month. They are actively working to reach millions more players by launching their games on new platforms such as Roku and Fire TV.The Platform team is looking for an enthusiastic engineer with deep expertise in building game engines, app platforms, or SDKs. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to develop a multi-platform game engine for voice-controlled AI games. As a Staff Engineer, you will be responsible for assessing the technical challenges of different TV operating systems and engineering innovative solutions to address them. You will also collaborate closely with game developers to understand their requirements and provide them with the necessary tools and capabilities to increase their velocity when building games.They're a small and diverse team that delivers outsized impact through smart technical investments. They're looking for someone who is curious, empathetic, and a creative problem solver. You will have significant impact and visibility across our organization, collaborating with company leadership and the product teams to understand business goals, driving technical decision-making on the Platform team, and setting a standard of excellence for the broader engineering organization.What you’ll do
Develop our multi-platform strategy and build toward our vision of a "write once, run anywhere” game engineDevelop game engine features, tools, and SDKs for core functionalities such as rendering, voice recognition, and animations, enabling our product engineers to build delightful voice-controlled game experiences for TVsWork with company leadership and our product teams to inform a tech strategy that aligns with our overall business strategySupport the organizational growth and development of the team through process improvements and mentorshipDive into production issues across multiple levels of our stack and use learnings to establish best practices for observability and stabilityDevelop and execute on quarterly and annual roadmaps while making effective tradeoffs that weigh business priorities, user experience requirements, and investments in foundational technologyCollaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to power best-in-class voice-controlled gamesStuff you may have done beforeWorked on SDKs, game engines, or software platformsBuilt games, or consumer-facing mobile or web apps, at scaleWorked with audio, voice, AI, or other emerging technologiesBeen the primary technical decision-maker for a group of 20+ engineersDeveloped applications on smart TV platforms (e.g. Roku, Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV)Must-haves
10+ years of experience as a software engineerA passion for end-user experiences, code quality, design patterns, and architectureExamples of successfully advocating for technical investments that accelerated product developmentProven track record of learning new technologies and adapting to platform requirementsA strong background in mentoring junior engineersExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalOur Stack
Typescript & Node.jsReact & React Native (Fire TV)Brighterscript
(Roku)DynamoDBPostgreSQLRedisKubernetesWhat’s in it for you
Your medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% covered, for yourself and all dependents and we match 401k!We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model.We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2-week minimum), 16 paid holidays, 40 hours of bereavement leave, and unlimited sick days.Our generous parental leave policy includes 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.We offer visa support for eligible candidates, making relocating for the job smoother and more streamlined.A full breakdown of our benefits is
here !For Pay Transparency: The base salary range for this position is
$189,477 - $260,531
annually, based on a local (San Francisco) hire. The final offer amount may depend on experience, education, skills, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
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Develop our multi-platform strategy and build toward our vision of a "write once, run anywhere” game engineDevelop game engine features, tools, and SDKs for core functionalities such as rendering, voice recognition, and animations, enabling our product engineers to build delightful voice-controlled game experiences for TVsWork with company leadership and our product teams to inform a tech strategy that aligns with our overall business strategySupport the organizational growth and development of the team through process improvements and mentorshipDive into production issues across multiple levels of our stack and use learnings to establish best practices for observability and stabilityDevelop and execute on quarterly and annual roadmaps while making effective tradeoffs that weigh business priorities, user experience requirements, and investments in foundational technologyCollaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to power best-in-class voice-controlled gamesStuff you may have done beforeWorked on SDKs, game engines, or software platformsBuilt games, or consumer-facing mobile or web apps, at scaleWorked with audio, voice, AI, or other emerging technologiesBeen the primary technical decision-maker for a group of 20+ engineersDeveloped applications on smart TV platforms (e.g. Roku, Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV)Must-haves
10+ years of experience as a software engineerA passion for end-user experiences, code quality, design patterns, and architectureExamples of successfully advocating for technical investments that accelerated product developmentProven track record of learning new technologies and adapting to platform requirementsA strong background in mentoring junior engineersExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalOur Stack
Typescript & Node.jsReact & React Native (Fire TV)Brighterscript
(Roku)DynamoDBPostgreSQLRedisKubernetesWhat’s in it for you
Your medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% covered, for yourself and all dependents and we match 401k!We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model.We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2-week minimum), 16 paid holidays, 40 hours of bereavement leave, and unlimited sick days.Our generous parental leave policy includes 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.We offer visa support for eligible candidates, making relocating for the job smoother and more streamlined.A full breakdown of our benefits is
here !For Pay Transparency: The base salary range for this position is
$189,477 - $260,531
annually, based on a local (San Francisco) hire. The final offer amount may depend on experience, education, skills, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
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