Voodoo
Technical Lead - Puzzle Games
VoodooFrance5 days ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
About Voodoo

Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

This position is Paris-based, with relocation support available.

Team

We Are Seeking a Talented Technical Lead To Lead Our Team In Creating Our Next Casual Hit. This Unique Opportunity Involves Defining And Building The Foundation Of a New Puzzle Game Studio From The Ground Up, Covering Technical, Operational, And Strategic Aspects

  • 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

With this role, you will have a strong impact on the company by contributing daily to important decisions with a multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people working on one of the most successful Voodoo games. Flesh out the details of a game's design, oversee its testing and revise the game in response to player feedback. Thanks to your creativity and your teamwork, let’s entertain millions of people with our hit games.

Profile

  • 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

Benefits

  • Best-in-class compensation
  • Other benefits according to the country you reside

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