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Associate Technical Director

Posted about 1 month ago

OfficeBelgrade, City of Belgrade, SerbiaEX


We're looking for a Technical Director with a strong technical background and production expertise to lead the development of multiple mobile projects for one of our partners.

In this role, you will be the key stakeholder for technical execution, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure high-quality standards and production efficiency. You will act as an independent auditor, consultant, and technology owner, reporting directly to the Head of Engineering.

This position is an excellent opportunity for a Technical Lead or Project Lead to step into a Director-level role within a well-established environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Direct technical aspects of development and production, oversee quality management.
  • Promote best practices, technical standards, and the adoption of relevant tools.
  • Identify technical risks early and provide proactive solutions.
  • Define and drive the strategy for core project technology (shared engine, tools, and build system).
  • Mentor Leads and guide Senior Engineers on technology choices, architecture, and design decisions.
  • Make hiring decisions for Senior and Lead candidates.
  • Contribute to the assessment of new project opportunities and bid proposals.
  • Provide necessary support for project kickoffs, including advising on team composition.
  • Initiate knowledge-sharing sessions for software engineers across the department.
  • Represent and promote the Company during customer calls, on-site visits, and industry events.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 3+ years of experience leading an entire game development team of 8+ software engineers.
  • Proficiency in C++.
  • Proven experience with mobile development, publishing, and platform limitations (hardware, software, and dependencies).
  • Expert knowledge in at least one game development domain (e.g., UI, Gameplay, Engine).
  • Strong skills in performance and memory optimization.
  • Significant experience fixing low-level issues (memory, multi-threading, obscure crashes).
  • Live Service game ownership experience.
  • Solid understanding of management methodologies (Scrum, FDD, Waterfall).
  • Experience with task planning, estimation, and tracking.
  • Experience mentoring Senior and Lead engineers.
  • Strong understanding of Art and Production workflows within game development.
  • Experience working within globally distributed teams.
  • Strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Professional fluency in English (spoken and written).
  • Passion for gaming.

Would be a plus:

  • Development experience in AAA games.
  • Professional experience with Unreal Engine.
  • Proficiency in Python, C#, Java, or TypeScript.
  • Experience with back-end development.
  • Experience setting up CI/CD tools (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins).
  • Experience managing VCS branch structure, preferably in Perforce.
  • Experience with Console development and certification (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch).
  • Experience working with external outsourcing partners.
  • Strong sense of product ownership.

Benefits

  • Working with an international team of world-class professionals on exciting and challenging projects 
  • Learning & Development opportunities – mentoring, lectures, participation at industry conferences and events 
  • Medical Care package  
  • Sensibly flexible working hours  
  • Breakfasts, snacks and fruits available during the day, tea and coffee machines
Job details
Workplace
Office
Location
Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
Experience
EX

Sperasoft is a leading games development company with development centers in USA, Poland, Malta, Armenia and Serbia.

Employees
646
Industry
Computer Games
Headquarters
Burbank, CA
Founded
2004
Company location
Burbank, CA 91502, US
Specialties
Game Development, Online Engineering, Art, Animation, 3D/2D, SKU, Game Engine Engineering, NOC, Game Porting, Platform Development, Web Development, Online Middleware Engineering, Game Design, video games, 3D game technology, Gaming & Player Accounts Platform, and Engineering & Technology

Key team members

Valery Dutchak

Valery Dutchak

Brent Houston

Brent Houston

Adalberto Bruno

Adalberto Bruno

Alexander Stolyarov

Alexander Stolyarov

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