AI Technical Director - Mobile Games Leader

Playrix

United States

Remote

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Playrix is seeking a Technical Director focused on AI to lead a high-performance engineering team for its flagship mobile game product. You will own the technical development, drive AI-powered innovation, and build tools to automate pipelines and improve workflows across the company.

You will lead a team of 35+ engineers, shape the technology strategy for a large software product, and scale AI initiatives from idea to production, ensuring high quality and delivery speed.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of engineering experience including 5+ in senior management
  • 3+ years as Technical Director/CTO/Director of Engineering
  • Proven leadership with 35+ engineers managed
  • Experience creating a tech strategy for a large software product
  • Proven AI-powered initiatives from idea to production
  • Experience integrating AI into workflows and pipelines
  • Strong understanding of modern AI tech including LLMs and AI agents
  • Hands-on software engineering in large mobile products

Responsibilities

  • Build a strong team through hiring, coaching and mentoring
  • Define and drive the mobile game tech roadmap with AI-driven strategy
  • Identify and deliver high-impact AI initiatives to improve productivity
  • Take AI solutions from experimentation to production at scale
  • Ensure engineering excellence and drive efficiency improvements
  • Partner with Game Producers and divisions to align AI initiatives

Skills

Leadership
AI
Strategy
Mentoring
Hiring
Engineering mgmt
Mobile prod
C++/C#/Java

Tools

Unity/Unreal
Mobile engines
LLMs

Job description

Playrix is seeking a Technical Director focused on AI to lead a high-performance engineering team for its flagship mobile game product. You will own the technical development, drive AI-powered innovation, and build tools to automate pipelines and improve workflows across the company.

You will lead a team of 35+ engineers, shape the technology strategy for a large software product, and scale AI initiatives from idea to production, ensuring high quality and delivery speed.

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