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Get to know the role

• Job Title: Manager, Software Engineering
• Job Summary:  We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented software engineers responsible for building the technology that enables our communities, from small gatherings to our largest events. At The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), technology plays a critical role in creating the experiences that connect millions of Pokémon fans around the world. In this role, you'll drive technical strategy, execution excellence, and people development while partnering closely with product, design, and engineering leaders to deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions. You will help shape the future of our platforms and services, ensuring we continue to deliver innovative, reliable, and engaging experiences that strengthen and support the global Pokémon community.
• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
• People Manager: Yes

What you’ll do

Engineering Leadership & Team Development

• Direct the work of engineers and ensure best practices across software development, delivery, and operational excellence.
• Lead a team of Software Engineers, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance in an agile environment.
• Develop staff through coaching, timely feedback, performance assessments, and individualized development plans.
• Mentor current and future leaders, continuously raising the bar for technical excellence, leadership capability, and professional growth.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and thoughtful experimentation that challenges the status quo and drives positive change.

Technology Strategy & Architecture

• Develop a future-state technology roadmap for the portfolio and provide regular updates on progress, outcomes, and key performance indicators.
• Lead technical analysis, architecture, and design efforts across platforms, facilitating multi-team discussions to deliver scalable, end-to-end solutions.
• Recommend solutions that balance business needs, technical requirements, system impact, and cost considerations.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Organizational Impact

• Partner closely with technology teams and business product owners to deliver impactful solutions in a collaborative, agile environment.
• Lead committees, initiatives, or projects that define and enhance organization-wide engineering standards, processes, and guidelines.
• Influence stakeholders across the organization and drive alignment around technology priorities, best practices, and long-term objectives.

What you’ll bring

• Five (5+) years of relevant experience, including at least one (1) year of people management experience or demonstrated equivalent leadership expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven leadership capabilities as both a people leader and project leader, with a dynamic, strategic, and resourceful approach.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology initiatives that require collaboration across multiple teams and functions.

• Familiarity with full stack development patterns and technologies such as React, RESTful design patterns, infrastructure as code, Postgres, NoSQL and containerized and serverless architecture.
• Strong understanding of software development practices and the ability to evaluate technical solutions, architecture, and delivery approaches.

• Results-oriented with a strong customer focus and commitment to delivering business value.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
• Ability to navigate complex, highly matrixed environments and identify, define, and resolve organizational challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a creative mindset and attention to detail.
• Growth mindset with the ability to embrace new practices, drive adoption, and execute with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

This is an opportunity to lead an engineering team while shaping the technology that supports Pokémon fans and communities around the world. You'll influence technical strategy, drive innovation at scale, and help build platforms that power experiences ranging from local gatherings to our largest events.

Beyond the technology, you'll play a key role in developing engineers, raising the bar on technical excellence, and fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about building great teams and delivering meaningful impact through technology, this role offers a unique opportunity to do both at TPCi.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $141,048 - $187,669 per year. The full range is $141,048 - $254,045 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.