Technical Director: Unity Lead & Tech Architect (Remote)

Grendel Games; Leeuwarden; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grendel Games in Leeuwarden is seeking a Technical Director to lead the technical vision across ambitious serious games. You will balance hands-on Unity development with high‑level architectural decisions, guiding a talented engineering team to deliver scalable, high‑quality titles.

You’ll mentor engineers, establish best practices, ensure ISO and GDPR compliance, and oversee recruitment and performance reviews, while representing the studio in industry networks and shaping systems that enable

Qualifications

• Lead the technical direction and ensure engineering excellence.
• Balance hands-on Unity development with strategic leadership.
• Mentor engineers and manage performance, growth and wellbeing.
• Ensure ISO/GDPR compliance through proper procedures and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the high-level engineering vision and technical direction.
• Drive innovation and R&D initiatives, exploring new tools and technologies.
• Lead design and architecture decisions balancing quality, scalability and delivery.
• Oversee recruitment, interviewing and onboarding of engineers.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide regular feedback.

Skills

C++/C#

Architectural design

Leadership

Mentorship

People management

Communication

ISO/GDPR compliance knowledge

Tools

Unity

Job description

Grendel Games in Leeuwarden is seeking a Technical Director to lead the technical vision across ambitious serious games. You will balance hands-on Unity development with high‑level architectural decisions, guiding a talented engineering team to deliver scalable, high‑quality titles.

You’ll mentor engineers, establish best practices, ensure ISO and GDPR compliance, and oversee recruitment and performance reviews, while representing the studio in industry networks and shaping systems that enable