We are seeking a Head of Engineering to join our awesome Engineering Department as a leader and mentor.
Being a part of Kokku means being able to work with comittment to excelence.
As a result, we put our talents and efforts on making games better.
In addition, only at Kokku you will have the opportunity to work with great IPs and major studios like Activision, Guerrilla Games, Netflix, Warner Brothers and Treyarch, to name a few.
At Kokku we have a team of experts, working on every stage of game production.
We strongly believe in pushing boundaries and creating remarkable experiences.
Department
Engineering
Location
Recife, PE - Brasil
**The benefits about joining Kokku**:
- Competitive financial reward;
- Health Insurance;
- A transparent and inclusion-oriented culture;
- Relocation bonus,
- Meal ticket;
- Transport benefits and more
**As a Head of Engineering you will**:
- Lead R&D initiatives to keep Kokku up to date on any technology/software/trend with our Central Development team while being responsible for the strategic growth of the engineering department, aligned with the company's short-, medium
- and long-term strategic planning, presenting reports with varied metrics, among them: growth-oriented, profitability etc.
;
- Work closely with the recruiting team to find the best people;
- Assist Account Management team to seek new projects based on team availability and attend meetings;
- Supervise, coach, mentor, motivate and support the development of developers and ensure that the team receives regular feedback and one-on-one meetings;
- Manage performance within the team by encouraging autonomy, ownership, and purpose;
- Develop custom pipelines for projects with specific creative and technology needs in collaboration with the engineering department and when necessary;
- Attend daily production meetings to ensure development is on track and collaborate with production to ensure schedules and plans meet business and project needs;
- Work closely with Heads of other departments to ensure the right professionals are part of the right projects;
- Be responsible for the RFP process (delegate, track and review) with the most appropriate Engineering Managers;
- Be an example of reliability, responsibility, and professionalism in all working relationships.
**We expect you to have**:
- Excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated leadership fundamentals and proven experience in a leadership role
- Proven experience with a variety of game genres and robust experience with different game programming specialties, tools and practices
- Experience leading teams, understanding of the principles of people management and how to lead a team to high performance.
- Up-to-date knowledge of game programming and understanding of the industry
- Proven experience in game development and/or related entertainment industry
- Impeccable communication and presentation skills
- Fluent English