About the company
Genies is culture’s leading avatar technology company empowering humans to create their own avatar experiences. To-date, Genies has been widely adopted by cultural tastemakers and has partnerships with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group as their rosters’ “official avatar.” Genies has recently launched its consumer arm via its AR Developer Kit which allows developers to create interoperable avatar experiences for mobile and hardware AR. Their first avatar experience, Silver Studio, allows users to design and exchange digital fashion. Genies has raised $250M from investors such as Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger valuing the company at $1 billion.
Job Summary
What You’ll be Doing:
📍Team Leadership: Take an inclusive approach to lead and mentor a team of skilled engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Provide guidance, support, and coaching to help team members excel in their roles 📍Product Development: Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of the Developer Kit and mobile SDKs (iOS & Android). 📍Ensuring that it offers a comprehensive set of tools, features, and resources to streamline mobile game & app development 📍Technical Strategy: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the technical roadmap for the Developer Kit. Identify opportunities for innovation and improvements in mobile gaming technology 📍Quality Assurance: Implement robust testing and quality assurance processes to maintain a high level of software quality and reliability 📍Technical Expertise: Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in 📍Unity and mobile gaming technology. Act as a technical resource for the team and provide guidance on best practices 📍Talent Acquisition: Strategically build and scale the team through strong recruiting practices and approaches - recruiting is a passion 📍Communication: Act as a bridge between engineering and other departments within the company. Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders 📍Collaboration: Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders in the organization
What You Should Have
📍Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience) 📍Master’s in Computer Science is a plus 📍Proven track record of building and shipping high-quality products in ambiguous spaces 📍Expert level proficiency with mobile SDKs for both iOS & Android 📍Experience scaling products and teams in high growth environments 📍Strong proficiency in Unity and a deep understanding of game development workflows 📍Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a passion for creating balanced and engaging gameplay systems and consumer applications 📍Excellent communication and teamwork abilities, fostering collaboration within a diverse team 📍You are a talent magnet and a natural networker you enjoy recruiting, and have an extensive network to draw from 📍A passion and unwavering commitment to improving engineering productivity
