Engineering Manager - Technical Partner Management at Aspyr Media, Inc. — Austin, USA | Base Career

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Aspyr is a leading game publisher and developer, bringing the world's biggest franchises and bold new projects to players everywhere.

Since 1996, we’ve published over 200 games and our team is dedicated to bringing beloved franchises like Tomb Raider and Star Wars to new and familiar audiences across all platforms.

We focus on collaboration and creativity, crafting high-quality, engaging games that leave a lasting impact on players worldwide.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Engineering Manager - Technical Partner Management is responsible for leading the team of Technical Leads, guiding the people and processes that ensure external partners deliver technical excellence.

This role is the technical "bridge" between external studios and Aspyr's internal Production and QA teams, with a primary mission to verify artifacts, architecture, and planning, operating under the principle of "Trust but Verify".

Essential Functions

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Technical Leads, coaching them on how to effectively oversee external development without losing sight of technical rigor
Contribute, teach, and model best behavior on how to effectively audit third-party codebases, artifacts, and technical roadmaps
Conduct regular internal 1:1s to provide tactical advice on navigating complex partner dynamics and career growth
Partner with Production and QA to identify risks early and deliver firm truths to partners when quality isn't met, ensuring the relationship remains intact and collaborative
Review partner architectural plans and milestones to proactively identify critical risks and underlying technical debt that could derail a project months down the line.
Establish technical review cadences with external partners, including code reviews, architecture reviews, build reviews, risk reviews, and milestone readiness assessments

3+ years of experience managing, mentoring, and growing engineers, with a proven track record of developing their technical capabilities as well as their soft skills (communication, conflict resolution, and relationship management)
8+ years of hands-on professional experience in software engineering with a strong focus on coding, rigorous code reviews, and software architecture within the games industry
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field, or equivalent hands-on professional experience
Strong, professional C++ programming experience to effectively audit codebases and guide technical conversations
Source Control Proficiency: Robust experience with modern source control systems (e.g., Perforce, Git) is required, including a deep understanding of branching, merging, and build pipelines
Exceptional ability to translate complex technical risks into actionable, direct feedback for partners and internal stakeholders
Experience working directly with video game publishers or managing first-party platform relationships
Production experience using Scrum, Agile, or other modern project management methodologies
Experience in a "Co-Dev" or "External Development" environment
Background in shipping high-profile ports, remasters, or multi-platform titles
Strong understanding of first-party platform dynamics, guidelines, submission processes (e.g., Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo)

Aspyr is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Aspyr are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Aspyr will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Aspyr encourages applicants of all ages.

Engineering Manager - Technical Partner Management

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