Technical Director

October 5, 2026

Remote

Head

Belgrade, Serbia

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Description

The company is looking for a Technical Director to build the technology foundation behind its publishing and live operations ecosystem. The role defines the architecture, technical strategy, and long-term roadmap of an internal platform that enables Publishing, LiveOps, Community, Customer Support, CRM, and BI teams to operate PC and console games at scale with minimal dependency on development teams. This is a senior technical leadership role combining architecture ownership, engineering leadership, and long-term platform strategy.

Responsibilities

Define the technical vision, architecture, and long-term roadmap for the Publishing Platform and Live Services ecosystem
Design scalable distributed services, including domain boundaries, data ownership, APIs, integrations, and reliability requirements
Lead the development of platform services and internal tools for Publishing, LiveOps, Community, Customer Support, CRM, BI, and other teams
Own Build vs Buy decisions and third-party integrations, including CRM, BI, Helpdesk, payment services, and other SaaS solutions
Build and lead the engineering team, including hiring, mentoring, resource planning, and engineering standards
Own the technical budget across infrastructure, vendors, licenses, and engineering resources
Ensure platform scalability, reliability, security, observability, disaster recovery, and operational efficiency
Ensure compliance with Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and applicable security and regulatory requirements
Drive the development of platform APIs and client SDKs for integration with game projects
Partner with product and business stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and build reusable solutions across multiple titles
Present technical strategy, architecture, risks, and investment decisions to company leadership

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3–5+ years as a Technical Lead, Architect, Engineering Manager, or Technical Director
Experience in GameDev, publishing technology, or gaming platform development
Experience designing and operating high-scale distributed online services with strong reliability and availability requirements
Deep understanding of cloud architecture, microservices and modular systems, APIs, and integration patterns
Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams
Experience integrating third-party SaaS platforms and managing vendor dependencies without unnecessary architectural complexity
Strong track record of making architecture decisions based on technical and business trade-offs and communicating them to senior leadership
Experience with large-scale data systems, including multi-terabyte databases and high-throughput event processing
Understanding of data partitioning, replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively across technical, product, and business teams
Understanding of Live Service games and the technical challenges of operating online products at scale

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