VP of Engineering

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Athanos is hiring for the position of Vice President (VP) of Engineering. The VP of Engineering will provide technical leadership for the company and work with employees, stakeholders, and customers to ensure that the company’s technologies are developed and delivered appropriately. Strategic thinking and being well-versed in current trends in graphics, 3D, VR, augmented reality (AR), and real-time 3D game engines are essential in this role; having background/experience developing for the gaming industry and strong communications and presentation skills are highly desirable. The VP of Engineering will also need to do technical work as an individual contributor until additional technical staff is hired.

Responsibilities and requirements for the position include:

Responsibilities:

  • Develop technical aspects of the company's strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals

  • Work closely with Athanos’ CTO to define and execute Athanos’ technical roadmap, which includes the Athanos platform, API, SDK, integrations with leading game engines and computing operating systems, and first- and future-generation hardware/firmware

  • Define how Athanos works technically with developers, partners, and customers

  • Develop Athanos’ strategy for using technical resources and ensuring that the resources are used efficiently, profitably, and securely

  • Evaluate and implement any required new systems and infrastructure, including defining and monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and IT budgets

  • Define and build quality assurance and data protection processes

  • Hire and manage the technical staff

Requirements:

  • Proven experience as a VP of Engineering or similar senior technical leadership role

  • Knowledge of technological trends, especially in computer graphics, VR, and AR

  • Background/experience developing for the gaming industry

  • Working understanding of game engines (Unity, Unreal Engine) and how to integrate and develop apps with them

  • Experience in or understanding of how to develop apps for VR/AR (Oculus, HTC VIVE, Windows Mixed Reality, HoloLens, SteamVR), PC (Windows, macOS), and mobile (Android, iOS) platforms

  • Understanding of budgets and business-planning

  • Ability to conduct technological analyses and research

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Leadership and organizational abilities

  • Strategic thinking

  • Problem-solving aptitude

  • BS or greater in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field

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