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GameSeta is pioneering the integration of online competitive gaming as a sport in high schools across Canada.

With our one-stop-shop, GameSeta manages all the logistics that go into an esports league. We provide a secured platform for schools and students to monitor game performance, conduct training sessions, and manage teams.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Project Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for helping us build new, and maintain existing, APIs and services.

Job description

Here's What You'll Get To Do

  • Work with a small team comprised of software engineers and designer to build our product.
  • Collaborate with other engineers and teams to develop new features, GraphQL APIs, improvements, and fixes to handle our current and future scale.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement fixes for them.

Here's What We're Looking For

  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Project Manager in a Software Development environment and/or a minimum of 3 years of project or release management experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a software development lifecycle or technology management in a scrum or agile environment.
  • A Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
  • 4+ years of product development experience
  • Demonstrated experience leading multiple medium complex projects from initiation through to closure
  • Demonstrated project management competencies change and timeline management, scope management, risk management, issues management, timely decision making, effective team building, ability to prioritize and deal with changing priorities
  • Demonstrate solid technical knowledge related to software development environment and/or product launches.
  • Previous experience managing complex projects with multiple interdependencies or as a release manager in a SaaS environment
  • Ability to build, direct and influence teams.
  • Ability to influence and transition users between multiple environments.
  • Solid presentation, oral, and written communication skills
  • Strong critical thinking and decision making skills.
  • Ability to partner with senior business leaders to drive initiatives.
  • Ability to manage parallel work threads as part of a project
  • Ability to manage conflict and drive decisions
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal
  • Proficiency with MS Project or other project management software.
  • Experience with Jira and any cloud based repository system, an asset
  • Familiarity with GraphQL and Apollo
  • Familiarity with TypeScript, CSS, HTML, React
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure such as Azure or AWS