Head of Engineering

Workplays; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive terms of cooperation

Friendly, supportive team culture

Freedom to experiment and implement my

Job summary

Workplays in Kraków is seeking an exceptional Head of Engineering to lead the entire engineering organization, set technical direction, and ensure scalable, high-quality gaming platforms.

You will oversee backend, frontend, data pipelines, and DevOps, mentor leaders, collaborate with product and design, and drive architecture decisions as the company builds location-based mobile games.

Qualifications

• Broad experience across full-stack engineering and modern stacks.
• Proven leadership of 20+ engineers across multiple teams.
• Architectural vision for large-scale, globally distributed systems.
• Strong communication and alignment of teams with business goals.
• Experience with agile/iterative development methodologies.
• Commitment to engineering excellence and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Define engineering strategy across multiple teams (backend, frontend, data, DevOps/infrastructure).
• Drive architectural decisions for scalable, high-performance systems serving millions of players.
• Oversee platform development (Scala backend, Unity clients, Kubernetes, big data pipelines).
• Build and mentor engineering leaders, fostering technical excellence and learning.
• Establish engineering best practices, standards, and workflows across teams.
• Collaborate with product and design to translate game vision into robust tech solutions.
• Optimize delivery processes while maintaining quality and reliability.
• Make technology choices balancing innovation, scalability and team capability.
• Manage technical roadmap aligned with business objectives and player needs.
• Foster open communication, trust, experimentation and accountability.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Leadership

Architectural design

Scalability

Cross-team collaboration

Geolocation systems

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Scala

REST APIs

Unity

Big data pipelines

Kafka/BigQuery

Elasticsearch/MongoDB

Job description

About Us:

Location:

Kraków HUB — Full-Time, in-office (Mon–Fri)

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/monopoly-world/id6451202232?l=pl

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.reality.monopolyworld&hl=en

About the Project:

We're building revolutionary, location-based mobile games that blend the world's most iconic gaming IPs with cutting-edge geolocation technology, real-time data analytics, and AI-driven personalization. Our mission is to redefine how players experience the world around them, turning everyday locations into extraordinary gaming adventures.

Players walk, explore, buy, trade, and compete in real-world properties, powered by:

• Geolocation data generated by millions of players
• Big data analytics for real-time decision-making
• Scalable backend systems handling millions of concurrent users
• Multi-platform game clients (Unity for iOS and Android)
• Advanced data pipelines processing complex game events

About the Role:

We're seeking an exceptional Head of Engineering to lead our entire engineering organization and shape the technical direction of Reality Games. You'll oversee multiple engineering teams, drive architectural excellence, and ensure our platform scales globally while maintaining quality and innovation. This is a strategic leadership role that combines hands-on technical expertise with organizational leadership. You'll work on-site in our Kraków headquarters, collaborating closely with product, design, and analytics teams to deliver world-class gaming experiences.

What You'll Do:

• Lead engineering strategy across multiple teams (backend, frontend, data, DevOps/infrastructure)
• Drive architectural decisions for scalable, high-performance systems handling millions of players
• Oversee platform development spanning Scala backend services, Unity game clients, Kubernetes infrastructure, and big data pipelines
• Build and mentor engineering leaders, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
• Establish engineering best practices, standards, and workflows across all teams
• Collaborate with product and design to translate game vision into robust technical solutions
• Optimize delivery processes for faster iteration while maintaining code quality and reliability
• Make technology choices that balance innovation, scalability, and team capability
• Manage technical roadmap aligned with business objectives and player needs
• Foster a culture of open communication, trust, experimentation, and accountability

Job requirements:

What We're Looking For:

You are an exceptional technical leader who:

• Possesses broad technical knowledge across full-stack engineering (backend, frontend, infrastructure, data systems)
• Has proven experience leading and scaling engineering organizations of 20+ engineers across multiple teams
• Demonstrates deep expertise in at least one or more domains relevant to our stack
• Shows architectural vision for complex, large-scale, globally distributed systems
• Is accountable for team and organizational performance, with ability to align teams toward business goals
• Leads by example in both technical decision-making and people leadership
• Encourages open, constructive debate and makes decisions with humility and transparency
• Listens actively and values diverse perspectives from all engineers
• Shares successes and failures openly to foster organizational learning
• Reacts with pragmatism and positivity to technical and organizational challenges
• Is passionate about engineering culture, mentorship, and developer experience
• Understands the value of experimentation, feedback loops, and incremental delivery

Your Technical Toolbox:

• Backend services architecture — experience with Scala, REST APIs, microservices patterns
• Game backend systems — real-time data processing, player state management, multiplayer coordination
• Cloud infrastructure — Kubernetes, containerization, distributed systems at scale
• Data systems — data pipelines, big data processing, analytics infrastructure (familiarity with Kafka, BigQuery, or similar)
• Frontend & game development — understanding of Unity, iOS, Android game client architecture
• Databases — relational and NoSQL databases (Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Couchbase)
• DevOps & automation — CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and observability
• Real-time systems — experience with geolocation data, live multiplayer systems, or similar low-latency requirements

Your Leadership Profile:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years in technical leadership roles (tech lead, engineering manager, or engineering director)
• Experience building and scaling engineering teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Track record of shipping large-scale systems to production
• Hands-on experience with modern software development stacks
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical vision to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with agile/iterative development methodologies
• Commitment to engineering excellence, code quality, and operational reliability

What We Offer:

• Attractive terms of cooperation
• A friendly, supportive, and value-driven team culture
• Freedom to experiment and implement your own ideas
• Flexible working hours, with the expectation of regular on-site presence
• A workplace built on trust, respect, and constructive collaboration

We offer collaboration on a B2B contract or a contract of mandate (umowa zlecenie).

This role is on-site at our Kraków office; candidates should be open to working primarily from the office (Mon–Fri).