Technical Director - New Games

Location: Istanbul Workplace: Hybrid ABOUT VOODOO Voodoo is a consumer tech company founded in Paris in 2013, with one mission: entertain the world. Today we are 1,000 people, generating $1b+ in annual revenue, profitably. Our games and apps have passed 7 billion downloads and reach 200 million+ active users every month, making Voodoo the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in downloads, after Google and Meta. We were backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent and GBL along the way. This position is Istanbul-based, with relocation support available. ROLE 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 - AI-first mindset: Comfortable using AI daily and building custom agents or reusable automations to speed up your work BENEFITS - Best-in-class compensation - Other benefits according to the country you reside