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$149,500 – $238,500
Listed on Zwift’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Lead a team of senior C++ game engineers building core gameplay systems and competitive features for Zwift's cross-platform fitness game, balancing hands-on technical architecture with people management, production operations, and cross-functional collaboration.
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What they ask for
Required
- 4+ years in software engineering management role
- 6+ years hands-on game development experience
- Deep C++ fluency and commercial or custom game engine experience
- Experience managing and coaching engineers in games industry
- Strong understanding of game performance, profiling, and multi-platform architecture
- Experience operating live-service games with production quality standards
- Ability to define technical strategy and navigate cross-team dependencies
- Experience leading game engineering teams with modern agile practices
Nice to have
- Experience integrating game clients with backend services and mobile platforms
- Console game development and performance optimization experience
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools
- Experience building gameplay systems with external hardware controllers
- Live-game experimentation, A/B testing, and analytics tools experience
- Interest in fitness and cycling/running communities