Software Engineering Manager (Unity)

About Gravity Sketch

Our team is on a mission to revolutionise the way we bring ideas to life and fundamentally change the way 3D design is done today. We help design teams to create and communicate 3D ideas in the quickest and most intuitive way possible. We've developed the first end-to-end 3D design platform that allows teams to carry out work from the early concept phases of the design process all the way through to hand-off for productionisation.

Today’s design process is broken, we all think in 3D, but to create an object the design process starts with pen and paper sketches of initial ideas in 2D. Design teams use digital modelling software (CAD) developed for engineering to bring their work into the digital 3D arena. Numerous iterations involving stakeholders from different teams across various locations are needed in order to capture both the design intent and the engineering requirements; clear communication and effective collaboration are key. Gravity Sketch solves collaboration and communication pain points: through a suite of powerful creative tools and LandingPad, a cloud-based collaboration platform.

The tools we have developed are changing the way companies across automotive, industrial design, and entertainment industries carry out their day-to-day work. The platform is helping teams deliver more creative outputs, foster better collaboration, and compress products' time to market resulting in a much more sustainable product development process. The platform offers VR, tablet, and web-based applications allowing users to bring the tools seamlessly into their workflow. Cross-discipline teams at companies such as Ford Motor Company and Adidas depend on the platform to collaborate and deliver world-class products both physical and digital. Being highly skilled in the use of Gravity Sketch is important for new hires in industry leaders such as Adidas/Yeezy, sitting alongside tools like Adobe’s Photoshop.

Recent Activity:

• Just closed an $33m Series A round led by Accel and GV, with some exciting angels joining such as Tony Fadell (inventor of the iPod and iPhone), Will Smith (Dreamers VC), Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman (Thirty Five Ventures), Soleio (famed as the “Like button” designer) and Paul Robson (Adobe’s Head of International)
• We have 4x our revenue and 5x our user base in the last year
• We’re listed in Technation’s Upscale 6.0 Cohort, which features the UK’s best performing tech companies
• ~1.5 million app downloads (most of which was in the last 18 months)
• We’ve been mentioned by Sifted in their ‘guide to the Metaverse’ article

Our Team & Culture

We’re a lean but ambitious team of ~75 spread across the globe (UK, Europe & North America). We may be geographically spread out, but we’re tied by our mission to radically change how teams communicate ideas spatially and expressively from anywhere.
Our focus is on output and getting the work done, not counting the hours you work. We appreciate that everyone has their own optimum setup, and so provide flexibility in terms of when and where you get work done.

Impact, ownership and being part of our team on a mission are at the heart of our culture. We encourage everyone to experiment, bring new ideas to the table, and challenge one another in order to arrive at the best solutions for our users. Trust is another fundamental, which is echoed through autonomy of our work. We rely on each other to be resourceful, make decisions quickly, give honest feedback, ask for help, or do whatever needs to be done in order to make a positive impact on the team, users, or business.

We are all learning as we build this business and find that with each new addition to the team our ambition grows. We look for teammates that wish to grow with us on the journey; we value individuals with a curiosity to learn and eagerness to take initiative, following through on the work we initiate. Innovation day takes place every month, creating space to focus on an innovative passion project (something that would be cool for users).

We work hard, and know how to have fun too; with company trips, socials, sports, gaming sessions and more. We welcome you to share your hobbies with the team so we can all try something new!

What you'll be doing

This role will be required to have solid hiring, new hire onboarding and development skills. You will have a deep understanding of our tech stack as well as our product. You should be able to lead our engineers and the product team embedded in, collaborate with our other product teams, define and influence our product and engineering strategy. You have a strong technical background and are customer obsession. You can drive and execute, be able to measure the impact of your team and set clear expectations and goals, work efficiently with the stakeholders to set and achieve optimal outcomes.

Requirements

What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Strong problem solving skills and and solid software engineering foundation
• Strong coding skills in C# and Unity
• Experience with large scale system
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Proven understanding of scalable computing systems, software modularization, software architecture, data structures and algorithms
• Proven track record of supporting, scaling, driving engineering teams and product development.
• Obsession with customer needs and the root cause of the problems
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy

Bonus points if you have

• Strong engineer connections and success hiring experience
• Experience designing and owning software architectures for scalability, reliability and performance
• Strong experience on building a customer obsessed engineering team and driving high impact

Benefits

• Uncapped holidays: startup world is busy, we encourage taking time off to recharge and rest.
• Flexible working: we appreciate that everyone has their optimum setup and things to work around in life. We would support remote and hybrid working as well as varying hours.
• £50/ month personal wellbeing budget
• Private healthcare
• £1,000 personal budget per year for professional development: you will learn a lot here but there may be more want or need. With this budget, we aim to support you in your career growth.
• Team lunch Wednesdays: out together in person, or virtually with food delivery credit.
• Socials, ski trips & a biannual global meet up: we are passionate about bringing everyone together whenever we can, this helps build tighter bonds and alignment.
• Enhanced parental leave policy (maternity and paternity)
• Cyclescheme & Techscheme
• Chance to work at a fast growing start-up changing how the products of the future are designed, and exposure to a transparent startup journey
• Real work ownership - you drive your own initiatives and have an opportunity to take your work all the way through to launch.
• Chance to work with some of the world’s leading design companies
• Transparent insight into the startup journey, plus unparalleled learning if you’re up for the challenge!

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all employees. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, background, and nationality.