We at Bohemia Interactive Simulations are a well-established company specializing in the development of world-leading, game-based military simulations for major NATO powers and their allies. Our mission is to advance the industry by leveraging the latest technologies and trends, including whole-world simulation, virtual reality, motion tracking, and AI.
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager. A BISim Engineering Manager directs the development of an individual Development team within BISim, and reports to a Senior Engineering Manager. Engineering Managers should have a technical background, either as a programmer, QA, or other similar skill sets, and they are expected to use this knowledge and experience to make sound decisions about day-to-day development activities. Engineering Managers are not expected to act as software developers, however, they may directly contribute to some development activities when they feel it is necessary.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Lead a development team consisting of Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and QA Testers to design, modify, implement, optimize, and debug features and capabilities of BISim products.
- Provide technical guidance and direction on your team's assigned development tasks, and input towards the overall software design.
- Acts as the Team Representative in the PI Planning and other large planning sessions.
- Provide high-quality technical support to your team members and other internal teams.
- Serve as a mentor towards your team members on software development techniques and best practices
- Work with the assistance of the Product Producer to conduct sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, produce estimates, and other Agile development planning activities.
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Demonstrate fluency in the applicable programming language or other relevant specializations within the gaming and simulation industry, such as 3D math, concurrency, networking, and real-time computer graphics.
Objectives:
- Maintain a professional attitude during all stages of development; excel as a team member and strive to maximize personal, team, and company performance - a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- Plan and accomplish development goals using your professional judgment and industry experience.
- Guide the team to use modern programming and design methods, documentation, testing, and thorough code reviews to maintain high software quality.
Skills:
- Offer solid communication skills, both oral and written.
- Observe deadlines; endeavors to exceed expectations.
- Conduct task analysis and work estimations; identify dependencies and risks.
- Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills.
- Use an advanced understanding of software design paradigms, and best practices in your day to day tasks.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of software development experience.
Additional Attributes:
- Experience leading a team.
- Innovative and creative thinking.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Occasional customer visits.
- Optional attendance at conferences.
What do you get?
- We're not about all the hard work and no fun. Our office is relaxed, and we have no dress code. We do our best to look after our people. Below is a snapshot of the perks you'll get if you work with us.
- A diverse, challenging, yet fun work environment with real-life applications.
- Opportunity to work on top-of-the-line, cutting-edge products employed by military organizations and non-military users around the globe.
- Use of the latest hardware and software technology.
- Opportunity to use your skills even outside of your role, with the option to grow outside of your role.
- Ability to influence how we do things and have a direct impact on our products.
- Work with and learn from talented colleagues.
- Full-time employment with a competitive salary.
- Hybrid work environment: partial home office based on mutual agreement.
- 5 weeks vacation per year + 3 sick days.
- Various benefits, such as meal voucher allowance, office breakfasts, and a fully paid Multisport card.
- We don’t offer just a job. We want to give you the opportunity to grow and move the simulation market forward.
