Klang Games is a Berlin-based game studio whose mission is to create deep and meaningful online experiences that bring people together.
At the heart of Klang is SEED, a large-scale virtual world that will provide immersive social experiences through gaming.
Caring, Harmony and Innovation are at the core of SEED as well as our core values as a company.
We’re looking for an Engineering Manager (f/m/d) with a technical background to support and coach our engineers and help drive technical initiatives that improve our engineering practices.
Engineers work in feature focused teams. As an engineering manager, you would work with engineers across such teams, focusing on aligning engineering practices, personal performance, and career growth. In addition, you will help drive technical initiatives and shape the engineering culture at Klang. You will work closely with our Senior Engineering Manager and our CTO.
Responsibilities:
- Working with individuals on a 1on1 level - help set personal and professional career growth goals
- Help improving productivity by removing obstacles and keeping processes lean
- Identify tension and issues within- or across teams - help resolve them.
- Conduct performance reviews and provide candid feedback on performance
- Contribute to management best practices and engineering culture - help us become the best place for engineers to work
- Facilitate mentoring within the engineering discipline - both personal and across teams.
- Work closely with our recruiting team in growing the team - figuring out growth needs with team leads and management.
- Work closely with the CTO, Senior Engineering Manager and Senior Engineers in driving technical initiatives - improving our engineering practices
- Develop and track key metrics for quality and team performance, drive their improvement over time, and communicate their status
About you:
- You have experience managing engineers on an individual level
- You care deeply about engineering culture
- You have an empathetic leadership style and you build strong, effective relationships
- You have the desire to grow and learn - as well as help others do the same.
Bonus:
- Previously worked the full life cycle of game development, from dev to release
Benefits:
- An opportunity to work on a groundbreaking project from its inception with a lot of room for professional and personal development
- Competitive salary and 27 days of paid vacation
- Monthly public transport travel pass
- Monthly company co-contributions to private pensions
- Reimbursement for physical health activities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental health support
- Flexible office hours (with core hours)
- Monthly team events and activities
- A dog-friendly office, adjustable standing desks, and mobile AC units for hot summers
We explicitly encourage applications from applicants from groups underrepresented in games/tech spaces. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.
