Technical Director - New Puzzle Studio Lead (Relocation)

Voodoo; Fatih; On-site; TRY 4,986,000 - 7,202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class compensation

Relocation support

Job summary

Voodoo is seeking a talented Technical Lead in Paris, Istanbul, or Lisbon to shape the technical foundations of our next casual puzzle game studio. You will work from prototype to worldwide launch, building the switcher engine, level editor, and future live operations.

You will recruit, structure, and lead the engineering team, define engineering practices, and align with product strategy. This role blends hands-on coding with leadership to deliver scalable systems and impactful games.

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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Partner with General Manager to structure, recruit, and onboard the technical team.
• Define and establish technical foundations for a new puzzle game, including switcher engine and level editor.
• Develop and implement ways of working for the engineering craft and collaboration processes.
• Define and execute long-term technical strategy for scalable studio and game.
• Work with product leadership on roadmap, rollouts, and adoption strategies.
• Engage in hands-on coding when needed, building new features and iterating with player feedback.
• Monitor product health and guide teams to improve quality and address issues.
• Support studio leadership in strategy, operations, and people management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Hands-on coding

Problem solving

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

Unity

Job description

Voodoo is seeking a talented Technical Lead in Paris, Istanbul, or Lisbon to shape the technical foundations of our next casual puzzle game studio. You will work from prototype to worldwide launch, building the switcher engine, level editor, and future live operations.

You will recruit, structure, and lead the engineering team, define engineering practices, and align with product strategy. This role blends hands-on coding with leadership to deliver scalable systems and impactful games.