Lead Game Developer (C++) – Live Mobile Game
HybridHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Job Summary
Own the technical and architectural direction of the game with hands-on involvement, leading technical discovery and evaluation for new features and internal tools. Act as the unifying tech voice across cross-functional teams while collaborating closely with external partners and platform/data/security teams. Continuously improve tools, processes, and codebase quality to maintain the health of this mature, complex codebase. Requires proven experience as a technical lead in live, free-to-play mobile games with strong C++ background across the full game development lifecycle. Must have right to work in Finland; visa sponsorship not available. Hybrid role with minimum 3 days/week in Helsinki office.
Required Qualifications
- Must already have the right to work in Finland (EU/EEA/Swiss citizenship or valid permit)
- Proven experience as a technical lead in live, free-to-play mobile games
- Strong C++ background across the full game development lifecycle
- Skilled in profiling, debugging, and performance optimization
- Experience with multi-platform development (iOS, Android)
- Comfortable with CI/CD, branching strategies, rollouts, and incident management
- Strong communicator who works well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Hybrid role: minimum 3 days/week in Helsinki office
Desired Qualifications
- multi-platform development (PC/Mac/Web)
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