Technical Director - New Games

Voodoo; Santo Antônio de Lisboa; Presencial; BRL 661 000 - 1 021 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Best-in-class compensation

Relocation support

Country-specific benefits

Resumo da oferta

Voodoo is seeking a talented Technical Lead to build and lead a new puzzle game studio. You will define the technical foundations, including the switcher engine and level editor, and shape long-term engineering practices.

You will partner with leadership to roadmap, recruit, and onboard the team, while remaining hands-on when needed to deliver features and iterate rapidly based on player feedback.

Qualificações

• 3+ years as Technical Director or Technical Lead on casual games
• ≥5 years professional experience with Unity
• Proven track record in top-tier mobile casual games (new and live)
• Experience in creating, growing, and leading engineering teams
• Creative, innovative mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Comfortable switching to hands-on coding when needed
• Experience with backend development or client-server interactions
• Entrepreneurial mindset, excited to build from the ground up

Responsabilidades

• Partner with the GM to structure, recruit, and onboard the technical team
• Define technical foundations for a new puzzle game from prototype to launch, including switcher engine and level editor
• Develop and implement ways of working for the engineering craft and collaboration processes
• Define and execute a long-term technical strategy ensuring scalability for team and game
• Work with product leadership on roadmap, rollouts, and adoption strategies
• Engage in hands-on coding when needed to prototyp e and iterate features
• Monitor product health and guide the team to improve quality and address issues

Conhecimentos

Unity

Team leadership

Hands-on coding

Backend experience

Mobile games

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Voodoo

Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

This position is Paris-based, Istanbul-based or Lisbon-based, with relocation support available.

Team

We are seeking a talented Technical Lead to lead our team in creating our next casual hit. This unique opportunity involves defining and building the foundation of a new puzzle game studio from the ground up, covering technical, operational, and strategic aspects:

• Partner with the General Manager to structure, recruit, and onboard the technical team

• Define and establish the technical foundations for a new puzzle game, addressing all aspects from prototype to worldwide launch, including the creation of the switcher engine, level editor, and future live operations

• Develop and implement ways of working for the engineering craft, including technical practices, team rituals, and collaboration processes

• Define an execute the long-term technical strategy for the studio, ensuring scalability for both the team and the game, in alignment with the overall product and studio strategy

• Work with product leadership on roadmap, rollouts, and adoption strategies

• Engage in hands-on coding when needed, building new features and iterating rapidly based on player feedback and market testing

• Monitor the health of the product, guiding the technical team to continuously enhance product quality and address issues promptly

• Help the General Manager and other Leads manage the studio, contributing to its strategy, operations, and people management, always fostering a culture of innovation and creativity

With this role, you will have a strong impact on the company by contributing daily to important decisions with a multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people working on one of the most successful Voodoo games. Flesh out the details of a game's design, oversee its testing and revise the game in response to player feedback. Thanks to your creativity and your teamwork, let's entertain millions of people with our hit games.

Profile

• 3 years of experience as a Technical Director or Technical Lead on casual games

• At least 5+ years of professional experience with Unity

• Successful track record in top-tier mobile casual games, with experience in both new and live game development

• Experience in creating, growing, and leading engineering teams

• A creative and innovative mindset with strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Comfortable switching from management work to hands-on coding as needed

• Experience with backend development or client-server interactions

• Extremely passionate about casual games and driven to create a new hit

• Entrepreneurial mindset, enthusiastic about building new things from the ground up

Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation

• Other benefits according to the country you reside