AGS - American Gaming Systems · 7 hours ago
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Duluth, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAGS - American Gaming Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead the backend technology for their gaming experiences. This role involves mentoring a team of engineers, overseeing system design and delivery, and ensuring operational excellence in game systems.
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Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and mentor a team of backend and systems engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration
Drive team growth through effective hiring, onboarding, and career development planning
Promote engineering best practices, continuous learning, and a high-performance culture
Oversee the design and delivery of backend systems that support game features, live services, economies, and more
Create and define scalable, secure, and maintainable system architectures
Ensure systems support both small-scale feature modules and large-scale, high-throughput configurations
Own end-to-end technical delivery for the Game Systems team, ensuring on-time execution across multiple workstreams
Collaborate closely with product management, game design, Platform, data, and other engineering teams to align technical solutions and timely deployment
Influence and collaborate on technology strategy, long-term planning, and roadmap prioritization
Serve as a key communicator between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Oversee system reliability and scalability, ensuring services meet performance SLAs and are resilient during peak loads compliant with security standards and best-in-class deployment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
10+ years of professional experience in a software development team, with at least 3 years in engineering management or technical leadership
Strong background in backend systems development (languages include C++, C#, or similar)
Experience designing or managing large-scale distributed systems, microservices
Proven ability to lead teams delivering complex systems on time and with high quality
Strong understanding of system performance, networking fundamentals, reliability engineering, and scaling challenges
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Strategic thinker with strong decision-making skills
Empathetic leadership style with a focus on building strong, diverse, and inclusive teams
Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity
Preferred
Previous experience in game development or live service infrastructure
Experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL), caching technologies, message queues, and real-time systems
Gaming industry experience is a plus
Working with a high transactional system is a plus
Company
AGS - American Gaming Systems
AGS is a global company focused on creating a diverse mix of entertaining gaming experiences for every kind of player.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-09Acquired
2018-01-25IPO
Leadership Team
David Lopez
CEO
Sigmund Lee
CTO
Recent News
2026-01-16
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