Technical Director - New Games

Voodoo; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Premium healthcare (SideCare) for you/

Job summary

Voodoo in Paris seeks a talented Technical Lead to build the next casual hit. You will define the technical foundations for a new puzzle game studio, recruit and onboard the team, and establish engineering practices.

You’ll execute long-term technical strategy, collaborate on roadmaps, contribute hands-on coding when needed, and guide live operations. Relocation support is available for Paris, Istanbul, or Lisbon.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Structure, recruit, and onboard the technical team.
• Define and establish the technical foundations for a new puzzle game, from prototype to worldwide launch, including the switcher engine and level editor.
• Develop and implement ways of working for the engineering craft, including technical practices, team rituals, and collaboration processes.
• Define and execute the long-term technical strategy for the studio, ensuring scalability for the team and game.
• Work with product leadership on roadmap, rollouts, and adoption strategies.
• Engage in hands-on coding when needed, building new features and iterating based on feedback and testing.
• Monitor the health of the product, guiding the technical team to improve quality and address issues.
• Help the General Manager and other Leads manage the studio, supporting strategy and people management.

Skills

Unity expertise

Tech leadership

Casual games

Hands-on coding

Team building

Backend integration

Excellent communication

Tools

Unity

Job description

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

• Competitive salary

• Premium healthcare (SideCare) for you and your family 100% borne by Voodoo

• Swile Lunch voucher

• Gymlib (100% borne by Voodoo)

• Wellness activities in our Paris office

• Child daycare facilities (Les Petits Chaperons rouges)

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