Technical Team Lead

tobspr Games; Deutschland; Remote; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Healthy work-life balance

Monthly personal growth allowance

Yearly salary review and automatic increase

Job summary

A small indie game studio is looking for a Technical Team Lead to manage and grow their development team. You will focus on people leadership, coaching developers, and contributing to ongoing projects as needed. Strong communication and at least 2 years in a management role, plus game development experience, are required. The position is fully remote, offering a healthy work-life balance, personal growth allowances, and team gatherings annually.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a people management role leading developers.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience in gaming.
• Ability to collaborate during CET working hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development team, providing feedback and support.
• Coach and mentor developers with growth plans.
• Own and improve onboarding processes.
• Contribute hands-on when necessary.
• Partner with the CEO on cross-team decisions.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Game development

C# and Unity (nice to have)

CI/CD and automation (nice to have)

Job description

Overview

The role is open to Europe-based candidates

We’re looking for a Technical Team Lead to support and grow our development team (currently 3 developers). This role blends people leadership (coaching, feedback, growth support) with hands-on contribution to current and future projects, depending on your strengths. You’ll work closely with the CEO and other leads, and represent the dev team in leadership discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development team as their people manager, providing regular feedback, support, and performance reviews
• Coach and mentor developers, helping them progress with clear growth plans
• Own and continuously improve onboarding, ensuring new hires ramp up smoothly
• Improve day-to-day ways of working: routines, processes, and sustainable team practices
• Contribute hands-on (e.g., coding, tooling, automation) as needed
• Partner with the CEO and other leads on cross-team decisions
• Keep the dev team’s needs and context visible in leadership discussions

Requirements

• 2+ years leading developers in a people management role
• 3+ years of professional software development experience in game development
• Clear, reliable communication and strong stakeholder alignment
• Availability to collaborate during CET working hours

Nice to have

• Unity and C# experience
• Experience improving team productivity (CI/CD, automation, testing, tooling)
• Experience working in small teams and/or fully remote environments

What we offer

• Fully remote, full-time position with flexible scheduling
• Healthy work-life balance culture and paid overtime when it happens
• Monthly personal growth allowance for courses, books, or other learning materials
• Focus days dedicated to researching or learning new skills
• Team gatherings are organised once a year to meet and collaborate in person
• Budget to set up or upgrade your home workspace, including hardware of your choice
• Yearly salary review to ensure your pay keeps pace with market standards, andan automatic increase of 2% per year.

About us

We're a small indie studio focused on creating thoughtful, deeply satisfying factory and automation games that players truly love.

We started with web games, found success on PC, and have since grown into a distributed team delivering highly rated simulation experiences.

We value:

• Direct communication and ownership over unnecessary bureaucracy
• Player-first design shaped by close collaboration with the community
• Long-term partnerships with people who want to grow alongside their projects