Skillz Inc

VP, Engineering

San Francisco, California, United States · Vp

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago

Distributed SystemsCloud PlatformsCI/CDData ScienceIncident ResponsePerformance MarketingUnityLeadershipCommunication

About the role

This is an opportunity to shape the future of one of the world's leading competitive mobile gaming platforms.

Lead the global engineering organization across Product Engineering, Platform, Infrastructure, and Data, building an organization known for technical excellence, operational discipline, and high-quality execution.
Partner closely with Product Management, Data Science, Finance, and executive leadership to shape company strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver impactful customer experiences.
Champion modern engineering practices including cloud-native architecture, CI/CD, observability, incident response, security-by-design, and developer productivity to improve engineering velocity and platform reliability.
Drive architectural decisions that ensure the Skillz platform continues to scale securely and efficiently while supporting new products and evolving business needs.
Lead execution across a globally distributed engineering organization, proactively identifying delivery risks, removing obstacles, and ensuring successful outcomes for critical initiatives.
Continuously improve engineering operations, establishing metrics, processes, and best practices that enable teams to deliver with predictability, quality, and speed.
Proven ability to lead large, globally distributed engineering organizations through periods of growth, transformation, and organizational scale.
Experience building high-performing engineering cultures that attract, retain, and develop exceptional talent.

12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering managers or senior engineering leaders at the VP or Senior Director level within a high-growth technology company.
Gaming industry experience is required, with a genuine passion for gaming and a strong understanding of player experiences.
Proven track record of building and scaling engineering organizations supporting consumer-facing products or platforms at significant scale.
Hands-on background in distributed systems, system architecture, and mobile backend platforms. Experience with real-time systems, payments, fraud prevention, trust and safety, or high-availability platforms is strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Experience in a publicly traded or late-stage venture-backed technology company is preferred.
Total Starting Compensation including Base + Bonus + Equity: $350,000
Travel Requirement: Less than 10%
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Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Hands-on background in distributed systems, system architecture, and mobile backend platforms.
Experience with real-time systems, payments, fraud prevention, trust and safety, or high-availability platforms is strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in a publicly traded or late-stage venture-backed technology company is preferred.

About Skillz
Skillz is the competition infrastructure platform that powers real-money, skill-based tournaments inside mobile games.
Skillz hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide and is revolutionizing the gaming industry.
800,000+ daily tournaments. $7.5 billion in lifetime prizes paid to players.
90 million registered users.

As Vice President of Engineering at Skillz, you will define the technical vision and lead the engineering organization responsible for the platform powering millions of competitive gaming experiences.
Define and execute the long-term technical vision and multi-year engineering roadmap, aligning technology investments with business strategy, product priorities, and company growth objectives.
Build, mentor, and develop exceptional engineering leaders and teams, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

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Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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