Head of Game Developement

Gamesjobsdirect
Hamburg, Germany
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Unity 3d JavaScript (Programming Language) PHP (Programming Language) Video Game Development Node.Js TypeScript Backend

Job description

You’ll partner closely with technology, design, and art leadership to shape engineering strategy, establish consistent technical standards, and ensure teams have the support and direction needed to deliver high-quality games. Rather than being hands-on with coding, you’ll focus on mentoring leaders, growing engineering capability, and creating an environment where teams can thrive.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams within game development
  • Strong background across game client, backend, or server engineering
  • Experience with technologies such as Unity, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP or Node.js
  • Track record of developing engineering leaders and scaling teams
  • Experience delivering live service games and managing multiple projects
  • Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills

Nice to have:

  • Experience defining engineering career frameworks and mentoring programmes
  • Passion for improving engineering culture and developer experience
  • Interest in AI-assisted development workflows and continuous improvement

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