Engineering Director: AI, R&D & FinOps for Mobile Games

spcareers; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Socialpoint in Barcelona, part of Zynga & Take-Two Interactive, seeks a Director of Engineering to lead multiple software teams driving mobile game development, AI initiatives, and cost optimization under Central Technology. You will guide architectural decisions, foster engineering excellence, and align team roadmaps with business goals.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong coding background, and experience with mobile platforms and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience managing software engineering teams.
• Hands-on software development experience.
• Solid understanding of engineering processes, code quality, build and release pipelines, security, and live operations.
• Experience developing mobile applications (native iOS/Android, Unity, or Unreal).
• Familiarity with multiple programming languages, such as Java, C#, C++, Python, or Go.
• Familiarity with Agile development methods and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple software engineering teams supporting mobile game development, AI initiatives, R&D projects, and FinOps cost optimisation.
• Guide teams in using AI to accelerate development workflows and improve business outcomes.
• Drive technical excellence by validating technology choices, architecture, and code quality, diving deep when needed.
• Set teams up for success by identifying gaps, improving engineering processes, and creating growth opportunities.
• Represent your teams with stakeholders across disciplines, both inside and outside the organization.
• Own team roadmaps, incorporating feedback from stakeholders and leadership to support Central Technology objectives.
• Partner with technical leaders across Zynga to advance best practices and engineering culture.

Skills

Leadership/management

Hands-on software development

Experience managing software eng teams

Programming languages (Java, C#, C++,,

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS cloud technologies

Job description

Socialpoint in Barcelona, part of Zynga & Take-Two Interactive, seeks a Director of Engineering to lead multiple software teams driving mobile game development, AI initiatives, and cost optimization under Central Technology. You will guide architectural decisions, foster engineering excellence, and align team roadmaps with business goals.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong coding background, and experience with mobile platforms and cross-functional collaboration.