Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

BigBox VR, maker of POPULATION: ONE, is seeking an Engineering Manager who can help build the next generation of games for Virtual Reality. We are looking for a strong communicator who loves the iterative technical and creative process. This person will have the desire to understand a product holistically and can contribute creatively, knowing when to be pragmatic and when to be blue sky. This person will make engineering trade-offs that align with business objectives while embracing teamwork, as well as solve problems independently. An ideal candidate has experience with common engineering and game development practices, and is capable of managing and supporting a team of highly-skilled programmers.

Responsibilities

• Work with the team to manage day-to-day tasks and communications
• Coordinate with all disciplines to schedule important tasks and track them through development
• Provide feedback and guidance to team members, and support them in their career growth
• Work closely with the team’s leadership to set high-level goals and directions for our projects
• Build, scale, and support web services that provide the foundation of our games and infrastructure
• Build, scale, and support build and release pipelines that allow our team to ship across multiple platforms
  

Minimum Qualification

• Experience managing or leading an engineering team at a game studio
• Demonstrated management experience shipping products
• Experience operating and scaling live web services
• 5+ years experience of game development or multiple shipped games
• General knowledge of engineering practices and workflows
• Familiar with the game development lifecycle, and all involved disciplines
• Experience coordinating with managers and producers across multiple teams
• Experience organizing and leading meetings for planning, scheduling, and/or discussion within the team
• Experience helping engineers find their way through difficult problems
  

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Experience growing and mentoring teams
• Experience working with AR or VR
• Experience in programming games and/or engine technology
• Working knowledge of 3D math
• Knowledge of game development
• Shipped successful games in the past
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal 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. Facebook 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.