With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day. One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform. Data Connects Us. **About the Role:** We are seeking an experienced leader to lead a critical area in Cloud Control Plane. The leader will be part of the Cloud platform, which enables Confluent to build in the cloud in a safe, reliable, and scalable manner. The Cloud platform is a Tier-0 infrastructure and is essential for the overall experience for our Confluent customers. As the leader, you will be responsible for enabling infrastructure that powers all of our products around the world and on a global scale. You will be responsible for defining the vision, leading and growing a highly performing engineering team, and planning and driving cross-team efforts to solve complex distributed system challenges at scale. **What You Will Do:** + Own the overall vision and execution for the specific area in Control Plane including, but not limited to defining the developer experience and building the next-generation platform + Work closely with product management and other key stakeholders across various teams in Confluent and Confluent Cloud to build and drive the overall roadmap + Deliver high impact to the business by driving important technical initiatives in areas comprising (but not limited to) security, reliability, multi-tenancy, architectural direction, and major component refactor across organizational boundaries + Work with engineering teams and product on critical aspects of product definition, architectural design, and delivery + Influence the overall domain health and operational hygiene for the Cloud Platform **What You Will Bring:** + 10+ years of experience in software development and 6+ years in leadership and management + Technical expertise in large scale systems engineering or distributed systems + Expertise in building and operating large scale distributed systems in public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and storage services like Amazon DynamoDB, Google Cloud Spanner, etc + Ability to influence the team, peers, and upper management using effective communication and collaborative techniques + Ability to hire while ensuring a high hiring bar, keep engineers motivated, coach/mentor, and handle performance management + A great track record of timely shipping features and have a sense of urgency, an aggressive mindset towards achieving results, and excellent prioritization skills + Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent **Come As You Are** At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of 248,850 - 267,390 USD, an annual bonus, and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE (https://confluentbenefits.com/) . Click HERE (https://www.confluent.io/legal/confluent-candidate-privacy-notice/) to review our Candidate Privacy Notice which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees. #LI-Remote

Summary:

BigBox VR is an Oculus Studio known for developing popular multiplayer VR games like POPULATION: ONE, a battle royale shooter that allows players to fly, climb, and fight in an immersive VR world. Founded by industry veterans, BigBox VR focuses on creating social, multiplayer, first person shooters that leverage the full potential of virtual reality. Acquired by Meta in 2021, the BigBox VR is now part of a broader effort to build the future VR games.Seeking an experienced Server and Infrastructure Engineering Manager with a passion for games and technology. The candidate should have a strong sense of quality and know what makes a game enjoyable for players. They should have experience leading a server team to efficiently operate large scale, dynamic products, and make games come to life through scalable, reliable, web services. It is important to thrive in a fast paced environment and communicate high level or low level detail to a wide variety of stakeholders. This role is a key member of the team and a trusted partner that needs to operate with knowledge of each area of the product, its status, and quality level. An ideal candidate has prior experience working in games studios shipping and operating liveops games with regular release cadences. Our Tech Stack: Unity and C#Meta Infrastructure which is written mainly in Hack (AKA: Typesafe Object Oriented PHP)PythonAWS CloudFront, CloudWatch, GameLift, SNSTeamCity

Required Skills:

BigBox VR Engineering Manager (Server + Infra) Responsibilities:

Create, maintain, and extend server infrastructure that powers all of BigBox VR’s games such as POPULATION: ONE

Create, maintain and deploy highly reliable server infrastructure within a highly dynamic and iterative team environment

Work hands on, 20% to 50% of your time spent working in the code with the team to design, develop, test and maintain quality code and documentation

Work as a team, contributing to important design decisions and conversations

Develop gameplay and server prototypes and experiments, while researching and recommending novel ideas, new tools, and technologies

Test and support the game as a service

Collaborate with artists and engineers to implement new developments, help build features, and solve creative problems

Act as an engineering coach to provide feedback, support engineers on career development, and grow their skill sets through mentoring

Unblock or accelerate team progress by removing obstacles and being a resource

Develop, own, and drive a clear vision and strategy for the team through clear goals and excellent communication about how the teams work fits into the bigger picture

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

8+ years experience shipping or operating live service games that serve millions of players via highly scalable web services

8+ years experience architecting, building, and scaling highly scalable and resilient web services and storage tiers

8+ years as an engineer leader in game development or multiple shipped games

2+ years experience in an engineering manager role managing direct reports

Experience working in Unity 3D or similar game engines

Demonstrated experience working in self-managed, fast-paced environments

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Demonstrated history of working well with cross-functional teams and organizations

Experience organizing and leading meetings for planning, scheduling, and/or discussion within the team

Expertise growing and mentoring team members

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working on AR or VR games

Deep expertise working in Unity 3D or similar game engines

Experience building first person shooters

Public Compensation:

$177,000/year to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Job Description

The Engineering Manager will act as the subject matter expert in the areas of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. This position will assist the Engineering Director in developing highly competent talent and establish engineering and technical processes and practices to effectively support client projects. You will directly manage 10-15 Engineers focused on electromechanical, medical device product development, supporting product realization from early product conceptualization through sustainable manufacturing.

Hard Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Product development & realization

Design for manufacturing (DFM)

Recruiting and hiring

Performance management

Project assignment planning

Budget management

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Electro-Mechanical Product Experience

Soft Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Team building

Communication

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Lenexa, KS.

Work Environment

Desk set-up and full access to creative workspace. Occasional trips to the manufacturing facility a few blocks away.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent

Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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