Lead Software Engineer, Rockstar Games

• 8+ years of professional software development experience at an enterprise level organization
• 3+ years leading an engineering team of 4 or more people
• A degree in computer science or equivalent
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to effectively facilitate communication with teams in various locations worldwide and team members at different levels
• A strong sense of ownership, with a proactive nature, and a drive to accomplish objectives and drive a team to success
• Established leadership skills with track record of building and leveling up strong team members
• Proven ability to reconcile technical and business perspectives and break down implementation details from product requirements
• Expert in .NET, Javascript, and SQL for building highly performant large-scale automated processes and modern web applications
• Experienced using automated test frameworks to ensure quality

Desirable

• Rockstar Games is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to join our Online Services organization, as someone who can lead a skilled and diverse team of developers
• The successful candidate will be working on innovative technology with an internationally established team, while having great attention to detail, being a strong teammate and having excellent communication skills
• We are looking for someone who is passionate about games, eager for new challenges, and ready to continue our legacy of creating the greatest games in the world
• The Rockstar Games Online Services Team is a passionate development group, focused on growing and maintaining the technology platform that powers Rockstar’s online titles and our ability to deliver world-class player experiences
• We architect and maintain high-impact web features
• We create connected experiences that are found across our game franchises
• We provide infrastructure and tooling to enable Rockstar Games to provide an engaging, safe, and fully supported experience for all of our players
• Lead a team of software engineers, fostering growth, innovation, and engineering excellence
• Guide and mentor the team, and collaborate with senior engineers, to facilitate problem solving for complex challenges
• Define objectives and key results for the team, devise plans to meet the objectives and communicate those via roadmaps to technical leadership
• Conduct performance evaluations for engineering team members, including regular check-ins to assess progress and re-align where necessary
• Demonstrate engineering best practices, consistently applied: including code quality, testing, system design, performance optimization, and observability
• Partner closely with other teams across Online Services and Rockstar more broadly, to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions and integrate systems into the wider infrastructure
• Collaborate with Product Management and Production team members to define scope and requirements and schedule upcoming projects
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical collaborators, focusing on understanding their needs and translating complex engineering concepts into clear, actionable objectives

• Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above