Engineering Manager (Unity)

About the role

Scopely is seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager (Unity) to join our Playgami team in Barcelona on a hybrid basis!

Playgami is Scopely's internal technology platform that powers some of the world's most successful live games. Our products help game teams operate and scale their games, serve millions of daily players, and process the vast amount of data generated across the Scopely ecosystem.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of engineers building the SDKs and tools that enable game teams to deliver exceptional player experiences. You will play a key role in shaping both the technical direction of our products and the growth of the engineers on your team.

What You’ll Do

- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Software Engineers, including hiring, coaching, and career development

- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence

- Guide the design, architecture, and implementation of features that power world-class games at scale

- Own the technical quality and delivery of what the team creates, establishing good practices in software development, infrastructure, and distributed systems

- Ensure our systems are reliable, secure, bug-free, and highly performant

- Drive a consistent developer experience through well-designed APIs, straightforward integration, and clear upgrade paths

- Work closely with leadership, product managers, and other engineers to align on goals and execution strategies

- Manage compatibility across supported Unity versions and platforms, balancing new capabilities with backward compatibility and long-term maintainability

- Share knowledge, provide feedback, and help colleagues both inside and outside of your team

What We’re Looking For

- Proven experience managing software engineering teams, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and career development

- Strong leadership skills with a track record of building high-performing engineering teams

- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

- Extensive software development experience, including strong proficiency in C# and practical

- experience with Unity

- Strong software design skills, with an understanding of API design, modular architecture, and maintainability

- Experience building and maintaining SDKs, libraries, frameworks, or shared components used by other engineering teams

- An understanding of client-side performance, memory management, and debugging complex integration issues

- A passion for solving complex problems and translating business needs into robust solutions

- An appreciation for both business context and technical excellence in solution development

- A collaborative, team-oriented attitude, taking pride in contributing to high-functioning teams