Manager, Software Engineering

Get to know The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. 

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Get to know the role

• Job Title: Manager, Software Engineering
• Job Summary:  We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented software engineers responsible for building the technology that enables our communities, from small gatherings to our largest events. At The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), technology plays a critical role in creating the experiences that connect millions of Pokémon fans around the world. In this role, you'll drive technical strategy, execution excellence, and people development while partnering closely with product, design, and engineering leaders to deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions. You will help shape the future of our platforms and services, ensuring we continue to deliver innovative, reliable, and engaging experiences that strengthen and support the global Pokémon community.
• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
• People Manager: Yes

What you’ll do

Engineering Leadership & Team Development

• Direct the work of engineers and ensure best practices across software development, delivery, and operational excellence.
• Lead a team of Software Engineers, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance in an agile environment.
• Develop staff through coaching, timely feedback, performance assessments, and individualized development plans.
• Mentor current and future leaders, continuously raising the bar for technical excellence, leadership capability, and professional growth.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and thoughtful experimentation that challenges the status quo and drives positive change.

Technology Strategy & Architecture

• Develop a future-state technology roadmap for the portfolio and provide regular updates on progress, outcomes, and key performance indicators.
• Lead technical analysis, architecture, and design efforts across platforms, facilitating multi-team discussions to deliver scalable, end-to-end solutions.
• Recommend solutions that balance business needs, technical requirements, system impact, and cost considerations.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Organizational Impact

• Partner closely with technology teams and business product owners to deliver impactful solutions in a collaborative, agile environment.
• Lead committees, initiatives, or projects that define and enhance organization-wide engineering standards, processes, and guidelines.
• Influence stakeholders across the organization and drive alignment around technology priorities, best practices, and long-term objectives.

What you’ll bring

Experience & Leadership

• Five (5+) years of relevant experience, including at least one (1) year of people management experience or demonstrated equivalent leadership expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven leadership capabilities as both a people leader and project leader, with a dynamic, strategic, and resourceful approach.
• Experience delivering large-scale technology initiatives that require collaboration across multiple teams and functions.

Technical Expertise

• Familiarity with full stack development patterns and technologies such as React, RESTful design patterns, infrastructure as code, Postgres, NoSQL and containerized and serverless architecture.
• Strong understanding of software development practices and the ability to evaluate technical solutions, architecture, and delivery approaches.

Core Competencies

• Results-oriented with a strong customer focus and commitment to delivering business value.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels.
• Ability to navigate complex, highly matrixed environments and identify, define, and resolve organizational challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a creative mindset and attention to detail.
• Growth mindset with the ability to embrace new practices, drive adoption, and execute with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Why This Role Is Special

This is an opportunity to lead an engineering team while shaping the technology that supports Pokémon fans and communities around the world. You'll influence technical strategy, drive innovation at scale, and help build platforms that power experiences ranging from local gatherings to our largest events.

Beyond the technology, you'll play a key role in developing engineers, raising the bar on technical excellence, and fostering a culture of collaboration, growth, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about building great teams and delivering meaningful impact through technology, this role offers a unique opportunity to do both at TPCi.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $141,048 - $187,669 per year. The full range is $141,048 - $254,045 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.  
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve. 
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a “team first” mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.  
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at accommodationrequest_ta@pokemon.com.