Technical Lead

Job Title: Engineering Lead

Location: Europe-based (with occasional travel to client offices in the UK and US)

We are looking for a highly experienced Engineering Lead to drive the modernisation and transformation of a major gaming platform.

This is a long-term strategic initiative requiring deep technical expertise and leadership to scale infrastructure, refactor monolithic systems, and lead large-scale migrations.

You will lead a cross-functional engineering team, ensuring that technical decisions align with business goals.

This role requires someone who understands the complexities of large-scale system transformations, with prior experience in platform modernisation, high-impact engineering migrations, and preferably mobile gaming.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the decoupling of large monolithic systems into scalable, modular architectures.
• Drive major migrations in backend frameworks, databases, game clients, and cloud infrastructure.
• Oversee performance optimisation, infrastructure scaling, and technical debt reduction.

Engineering Strategy & Execution:

• Define technical roadmaps, ensuring modernisation efforts are practical, scalable, and deliver business value.
• Lead architectural discussions on backend services, game engines, databases, and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with Product & Business teams to ensure alignment between technical execution and commercial objectives.
• Set and enforce engineering excellence standards (CI / CD, DevOps, security, monitoring, and reliability).
• Build, coach, and inspire a multidisciplinary engineering team working across backend, frontend, infrastructure, and game client technologies.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and business leaders.
• Own team structure, onboarding, and capacity planning to ensure high performance and retention.

Stakeholder Management & Communication:

• Act as a technical advisor to C-level executives, providing clear insights into risks, trade-offs, and opportunities.
• Ensure alignment across engineering, product, and business teams in defining and achieving modernisation goals.
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Technical Expertise:

Having hands-on experience in the following areas will be highly valuable :

• Backend Development : Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot, microservices architecture).
• Frontend Development : Solid experience with React, TypeScript, and modern frontend technologies.
• Game Engines & Clients : Unity, Unreal Engine, or proprietary engines.
• Databases : MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL solutions.
• Cloud & Containerisation : Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, and cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS, Azure).
• CI / CD & DevOps : Strong understanding of automated pipelines, cloud deployment strategies, and observability.
• Scalability & Performance : Designing high-load, low-latency, real-time gaming platforms.
• Gaming Industry Technologies & Integration Patterns : Familiarity is a plus.

What we're looking For:

• Proven Experience in Large-Scale Migrations & Modernisation – You've led the transformation of major platforms.
• Strong Technical & Architectural Vision – You make strategic, high-impact decisions while maintaining hands-on technical credibility.
• Mobile Gaming Expertise – Prior experience in the gaming industry or real-time systems is a significant plus.
• Leadership & Communication – You can inspire and align technical teams and executives.
• Results-Oriented Mindset – You focus on outcomes, efficiency, and business impact.

Preferred Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience in Mobile Gaming – Strong plus.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Required).
• Europe-based, with flexibility for travel.