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Chief Technology Officer
Not specifiedFull-timeBackend DevelopmentVideo Game Development
A video game developer is seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer to define technology strategy and lead backend systems, shared services, infrastructure, and internal platforms across its game portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Define the company-wide technology strategy, architecture, and technical roadmap
- Lead development of game backend systems and shared GameTech services
- Oversee user-acquisition technology, advertising integrations, and creative management systems
- Lead internal platforms and tools, including back-office, helpdesk, and automation systems
- Improve infrastructure reliability, security, and cost efficiency across AWS and Google Cloud
- Establish engineering standards for development, testing, releases, documentation, monitoring, and incident management
- Mentor engineers and help shape the engineering organization
- Own complex technical initiatives and make pragmatic architectural decisions
Requirements
- Previous experience as a CTO, Head or VP of Engineering, Principal Engineer, or Technical Director
- Strong hands-on experience with backend development and distributed systems architecture
- Strong knowledge of Golang
- Practical experience with AWS, containers, PostgreSQL or MySQL, message queues, and caching systems
- Understanding of security, IAM, observability, incident management, and disaster recovery
- Experience leading engineering teams and aligning technical work with business priorities
- Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions and balance engineering quality with business impact
Nice to have
- Experience in mobile gaming or live-service products
- Familiarity with Laravel, React or Vue, Node.js, and Google Cloud
- Experience with IAM, multi-tenant systems, and advertising integrations
- Experience building shared platforms for multiple products or teams
- Experience with Nakama
Benefits
- Full-time schedule from 09:00 to 18:00
- Remote, hybrid, or office-based work options
- Salary of 6,000–9,000 gross, depending on experience
- Friendly working atmosphere
- Opportunity to contribute to a globally distributed mobile game