Chief Technology Officer

Bradley David Associates; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,298,420 - 1,731,227; Full time

Job summary

A gaming technology firm is seeking a CTO in Stockholm to oversee and shape the technical future of their co-op gaming projects. You will lead technical teams, foster a strong engineering culture, and drive innovation through the adoption of new technologies. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of development experience, is fluent in programming languages like C++, C#, and Lua, and possesses proven leadership skills while staying hands-on with coding challenges.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of development experience with technical expertise.
• Proven leadership skills with hands-on coding background.
• Experience with cross-platform development and engine transitions.

Responsibilities

• Shape the client's long-term technical strategy.
• Nurture a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration.
• Build and lead technical teams, manage and mentor engineering leaders.
• Drive innovation by implementing new technologies.

Skills

C++

C#

Lua

Leadership

Problem Solving

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Stockholm, Sweden | Posted on 16/04/2025

As our client's new CTO, you’ll be the architect of their technical future, leading the way as they push the boundaries of co-op gaming. They need someone who is as comfortable diving into technical problem solving asthey are leading strategic discussions. You’ve stayed hands-on throughout yourcareer, combining technical expertise with leadership skills to guide teams tosuccess. Think of yourself as the coder-leader who can write the spell, whenneeded, and rally the fellowship to make it happen. You’ve helped ship games inrecent years.

Your roots are in programming, and while your career hasevolved to include leadership responsibilities, you’ve kept a developer'smindset. You’re hands-on, curious, and always ready to take on complexchallenges. You’re passionate about building great games and equally investedin building the teams and processes that make those games possible. Your roleis to help shape our client’s long-term technical strategy while rolling up yoursleeves to tackle challenges that require deep technical expertise.

Nurture a strong engineering culture. Foster an environmentof collaboration, creativity, and high performance where technical teams canlevel up and thrive.

Build and lead technical teams. Recruit, develop, and retaintop-tier talent while managing and mentoring engineering leaders.

Drive innovation. Identify and implement new technologiesand tools that enable efficient and scalable game development.

Requirements

Who you are ...

You have 10+ years of development experience, with a solidtrack record of combining technical expertise with leadership, always stayingclose to the code and guiding the teams to deliver results. You’re fluent inprogramming languages like C++, C#, Lua, and more.

You’ve led teams, created results through others, andnavigated the challenges of scaling teams and technology.

You’re comfortable leading engine transitions, adopting newtechnologies, and tackling the technical challenges of cross-platformdevelopment. Including Unreal Engine.