Director of Engineering

LEGO Digital Play•Los Angeles, CA

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

LEGO Digital Play will bring the LEGO brand into digital entertainment in new, innovative, and wholly-owned ways. Our mission is to ensure the LEGO Brand remains as powerfully a part of children’s lives in the coming decades as it has ever been. We aim to reach every kid on the planet, their parents, and adult fans of LEGO—and provide them with meaningful, magical, and playful new experiences. We are at the earliest phases of this new company, offering a unique opportunity to build a new entity for the world's most beloved and trusted brand. Our culture is open, collaborative, intellectually rigorous, and creatively vibrant. Role Summary We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the architecture and development of a consumer-facing, living application that is a key component of a broader initiative under development at LEGO Digital Play. Your job is to lead technical decision-making and build a highly collaborative engineering environment built on communication, trust, and clear ownership and accountability. Although you will manage a small team of engineers, this is a “hands-on” role—at least, initially—requiring you to write code alongside your reports. You will work closely with game designers, product managers, UX professionals, and marketers to guide sound, “future proof” development of the application and to continually ship new features. This is a Hybrid role requiring 2-3 days per month in the office as well as occasional travel. This role requires a strong analytical thinker with a passion for data analysis and a firm grasp of the product development process. Strong communication, leadership, and management skills are also a must.

Requirements

Experience in game development and technical leadership with work on multiple shipped titles.
Familiarity with cross-platform development, specifically the iOS, Android and Web platforms.
Experience with Games-as-a-Service architecture.
Fluency with scrum and/or similar project management methodologies.
Demonstrated success building and managing a small team.
Ability to operate in ambiguity while building structure and clarity.
Excellent communication and synthesis skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with hybrid physical/digital systems

Responsibilities

Lead an engineering organization responsible for developing the digital/app component of a physical/digital hybrid product line.
Design durable and evolvable architecture capable of supporting the broader product line for years to come while minimizing tech debt.
Ensure decisions are communicated appropriately and the work on the application is appropriately documented and accessible to stakeholders.
Assist the Director of Product Management in prioritizing features and sprint tasks.
Partner with the game designers, product managers, and UX professionals to craft a tightly integrated experience.
Manage a small team of software engineers.
Identify challenges early and drive resolution—either directly or through escalation with clear recommendations.