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Technical Director - New Games

Voodoo· Gaming
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Hybrid (Istanbul)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Technical Lead to establish and lead a new puzzle game studio in Istanbul, shaping technical foundations, team structure, and long-term strategy while delivering a casual hit from prototype to worldwide launch.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the General Manager to structure, recruit, and onboard the technical team
  • Define and establish the technical foundations for a new puzzle game, addressing all aspects from prototype to worldwide launch, including the creation of the switcher engine, level editor, and future live operations
  • Develop and implement ways of working for the engineering craft, including technical practices, team rituals, and collaboration processes
  • Define an execute the long-term technical strategy for the studio, ensuring scalability for both the team and the game, in alignment with the overall product and studio strategy
  • Work with product leadership on roadmap, rollouts, and adoption strategies
  • Engage in hands-on coding when needed, building new features and iterating rapidly based on player feedback and market testing
  • Monitor the health of the product, guiding the technical team to continuously enhance product quality and address issues promptly
  • Help the General Manager and other Leads manage the studio, contributing to its strategy, operations, and people management, always fostering a culture of innovation and creativity

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
  • AI-first mindset: Comfortable using AI daily and building custom agents or reusable automations to speed up your work

Skills

Required:UnityTechnical LeadershipBackend / Client-Server

Benefits

  • Best-in-class compensation
  • Other benefits according to the country you reside
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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