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At PlayPlay, we are revolutionizing the way teams create engaging video content. To support this mission, we are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Video Tribe, comprising two squads. As a leader with a deep understanding of the video domain, you'll oversee the development and delivery of innovative video features, working closely with senior and staff engineers to craft and execute a roadmap that will shape the future of our product.
If you’re a seasoned Engineering Manager with a passion for video technology and a track record of managing high-performing teams to deliver impactful products, this is your chance to make a significant mark at PlayPlay.
Your Role: Impact, Ownership, Innovation
As the Senior Engineering Manager, you will:
Drive Product & Technical Excellence:
- Lead the Video Tribe: Oversee 2 squads, fostering collaboration and alignment on long-term technical and product goals.
- Shape the Roadmap: Collaborate with Product Managers and Tech Leads to design, propose, and execute an 18-month technical roadmap focused on cutting-edge video technologies, including encoding, creative development, motion design and real-time transformation.
- Deliver at Scale: Ensure timely delivery of high-quality features, continuously optimizing development processes for efficiency and innovation.
- Foster Innovation: Lead the design of new video solutions, proposing technical innovations to keep PlayPlay ahead in a competitive market.
Lead and Inspire a High-Performing Team:
- Manage up to 10 software developers belonging to 2 squads: onboarding, setting objectives, managing, performance management
- Mentor Senior Engineers: Provide leadership and mentorship to senior and staff engineers, helping them grow while maintaining a culture of technical excellence.
- Promote Agile Excellence: Lead agile rituals, ensuring the squads operate smoothly and deliver on commitments with minimal blockers.
- Nurture a Positive Environment: Build a cohesive, collaborative, and positive team culture where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to excel.
Craft Technical Solutions and Ensure Quality:
- Architect and Innovate: Lead the design of complex systems and solutions, ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of our video platform.
- Champion Quality: Implement best practices in software craftsmanship, driving high standards in code quality, testing, and documentation.
Elevate Developer Experience:
- Optimize Developer Experience (DX): Continuously assess and improve the tools, workflows, and processes to ensure your team is operating at their highest potential.
- Hands-On Leadership: Stay close to the technical work, offering guidance where necessary and ensuring alignment between technical design and business goals.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience: 7+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles, including managing senior and staff engineers, with a strong track record in video technologies (encoding, streaming, video transformation…).
- Technical Visionary: A passion for video technology and the ability to design and execute long-term technical roadmaps.
- Product-Driven: Experience collaborating closely with product teams to ensure alignment between business and technical strategies.
- Agile Leader: Proven ability to lead teams in Agile environments, delivering impactful projects with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Cloud Expertise: Strong experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, including the ability to architect cloud-based solutions for video services.
You’ll Stand Out If:
- You have a deep knowledge of video streaming, video encoding, and transformation technologies.
- You’re passionate about mentoring and growing engineering talent, from junior engineers to staff engineers.
- You have experience with large-scale cloud-based infrastructure and microservices architecture.
- You’re hands-on when needed, balancing leadership with technical insight.
