Technical Director (AI)

About the company

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies, ranking among the top 3 mobile game developers in the world. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (one-third of the world’s population), and more than 30 million people play them every day!

Team, about the role

We at Playrix are certain that our success results from our talented team's efforts. Every day our programmers develop new features, events, and mechanics for our games, which are played by millions of people around the world. We're looking for a Technical Director with a focus on AI to join one of our flagship products. You will lead a strong team of programmers, own the product's technical development, and drive AI-powered innovation both within the product and across the company — automating production pipelines, improving development workflows, and unlocking new capabilities for our teams. We value sharing best practices and mutual support within our teams. We pay great attention to code quality and reliability. We work with modern C++ standards, making the most of its capabilities.

Tasks

• Build a strong team to ensure high performance and growth: hiring, coaching and mentoring, leading engineers and managers

• Define and execute the mobile game product's tech roadmap, making AI-driven innovation an integral part of its technical strategy

• Identify and deliver high-impact AI initiatives: automate production pipelines, improve development workflows, and build tools that increase team productivity and product quality

• Take AI solutions from experimentation to production, measure their impact, and scale successful approaches across products and company-wide teams

• Ensure engineering excellence: analyze the efficiency of technologies, tools, and practices, and lead initiatives to improve it

• Partner with Game Producers and company-wide divisions to ensure mobile game product quality, execute the product roadmap, and drive shared AI initiatives

Requirements

• Action-oriented, self-starter mindset; a proactive problem solver

• Bar raiser: you are never satisfied with the status quo and challenge yourself, your teams, and your peers

• 10+ years of experience in engineering, including 5+ in senior management roles

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Director, CTO, or Director of Engineering

• Proven leadership and "manager of managers" experience with a team of 35+ engineers

• Experience in creating a tech strategy for a large software product

• Proven experience leading AI-powered initiatives from idea to production, with measurable improvements in productivity, delivery speed, or quality

• Experience integrating AI into development workflows and production pipelines, and driving adoption across multiple teams

• Strong understanding of modern AI technologies, including LLMs and AI agents, their practical applications, limitations, and integration trade-offs

• Strong technical expertise and previous hands-on experience as a software engineer, preferably in large mobile products (iOS/Android native, C++/C#/Java/Scala). Nice to have: experience with complex in-house or Unity/Unreal game engines

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

• For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world. We only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being

• We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist, including individual, family, and child consultations.
• We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
• We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions, as well as massages, spa and sauna visits, and recovery treatments.

Professional development and education

• We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
• We cover foreign language courses.
• Employees who combine work with formal education are entitled to five additional paid days off per year for exams, thesis or dissertation defence, and other mandatory academic activities.

Events and merch

• We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
• We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
• We have a merch store with its own internal currency that you can use to buy unique gifts, such as a new game console or a padel racket.

Pet care

• We reimburse a portion of pet-related expenses, including veterinary services and other eligible costs.

Work Format

Remote or from one of the company’s offices

10+ years engineering experience, 5+ in senior management, 3+ as Technical Director/CTO, leadership of 35+ engineers, AI initiative experience, strong C++ and mobile development skills.

Key Responsibilities

• leading engineering teams
• defining tech roadmap
• driving AI initiatives

Skills & Tools

C++, C#, Java, Scala, Unity, Unreal

Job Details

• Category: Engineering
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Europe
• Languages: English

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

About Playrix

One of the world's top mobile game developers, creating games played by millions daily. — Industry: Information Technology