Product Madness
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London, Greater London
Senior Team Lead (Core Technologies)
Overview
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Team Lead (Core Technologies) to oversee and manage all operations within our Core Technologies group. The group consists of multiple, small teams, whose primary directive is to develop SDKs and provide common supporting services to our mobile games. Reporting to the Technical Director, the candidate should be of lead developer/engineering manager level, with a solid software architecture background, and experience in mobile development. You should place quality in high regard and assure confidence through sound development practices. As a manager of multiple teams, you should be a highly effective communicator as this role will require liaising between many stakeholders and participating in Scrum ceremonies. You will also be expected to provide support and grow your teams through structured development processes. Requirements * Strong software architecture knowledge * 5+ yrs experience with C# * Experience in native mobile development (Java, Kotlin, ObjC, Swift) * 2+ yrs lead position * Great communication skills * Exceptional people management skills Desirable * Unity experience * Experience with CI and build systems (gradle, maven, jenkins) * Experience with unit testing and acceptance testing (nunit, nsubstitute, specflow) About Us Product Madness burst into life in 2007 as the brainchild of two Stanford Business MBA graduates who possessed an innate love of gaming. Initially, the entrepreneurs developed casual games for Facebook and mobile, before having a 'light-bulb moment' in 2009 and refocusing their efforts with laser-guided precision on the exploding social casino genre. They have been bringing world-class social slots to real slots fans ever since! Now part of Aristocrat Leisure, Product Madness have published hit titles Heart of Vegas, Cashman Casino, Lightning Link and FaFaFa on Facebook, iOS and Android platforms and have grown considerably in size over the past year. Product Madness' dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion is clearly reflected in all our content and across all our platforms. Diversity is more than a commitment at Product Madness-it is in the core values of what we do. We are fully focused on equality and believe deeply in diversity of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, maternity, marriage or civil partnership, religion, race and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different . What is great about working at Product Madness? Like all game studios, we have a fully stocked kitchen, foosball table, games room, lunches/breakfasts, beanbags to sit on and much more... but we know this isn't what makes us unique. What makes us stand out from the crowd is the autonomy we provide our employees, the opportunity to work on top grossing titles and the professional development opportunities that everyone has access to. We understand that our employees are the key to our success and so ensure we pay above the industry standard and offer a comprehensive benefits package. That doesn't mean to say it's all work and no play, we have a lot of fun creating games from our swanky office in Liverpool Street, as well as having a great social community that is truly reflective of the diverse teams we have here! So what are you waiting for, come and join the madness! Benefits * Up to 5% employer pension contribution with Aviva * Private Health insurance with Vitality * Full dental insurance * Life Insurance * Long term disability insurance * 25 days' holiday * Employee assistance programme * Bonus scheme * Season ticket loan * Personal development & career plans * Relocation support * A rated visa sponsor * Study assistance program * Moving house day