Second Dinner

Second Dinner is an independent game development company that is driven by its desire “to make the most fun games in the world.” As an employer, the company

Senior Director, Engineering

Location

United States

Posted

33 days ago

Salary

$270K - $300K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor DegreeEnglishAWSUnity.NET

Job Description

Senior Director, Engineering

Second Dinner

• Ensure the best outcomes from our 20-person engineering group and 6-person QA team • Act as technical visionholder for MARVEL SNAP, as we transition to long-term solutions • Own the delivery pipeline from planning to production, remove friction and deliver quality features to players in a timely fashion • Champion pragmatic engineering decisions: know when to build fast and when to build right • In conjunction with Production, ensure quality output from xDev partners, evaluation, onboarding, integration, and accountability • Define quality and deployment standards that scale across internal and xDev teams, then empower others to uphold them • Be the kind of leader people want to work for, hold meaningful 1:1s, track growth, and build actionable career plans • Iterate on hiring, pinch hit when the team needs you, and stay close to the code

Job Requirements

  • Proven experience shipping and operating a live-service game
  • Track record of technical management of external development partners or vendors
  • Add value at every level: IC engineers, external partners, production, and leadership
  • Experience leading an engineering team through the ups and downs of long-term live services games
  • Strong familiarity with Unity, AWS, Git, and .NET
  • Comfortable both setting strategic direction and rolling up your sleeves

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with Second Dinner paying 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans
  • 401(k) contribution with no waiting period
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period
  • Home office improvement bonus
  • Paid Vacation & Sick time
  • Up to 10 BetterHelp sessions covered each benefits plan year
  • Remote-first with core overlap hours between 10AM and 4PM PT
  • Company Summer Holiday shutdown (week of July 4)
  • Company Winter Holiday shutdown (Dec 25-Jan 1)
  • Company Events - In-person all-hands gathering, and virtual events throughout the year

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