Head of Game Development
The Head of Game Development will build and lead a new game development function responsible for creating high-quality casino games. The role combines technical leadership, game development, people management and business processes building. The primary objective is to establish a scalable game development capability that can consistently deliver commercially viable, technically robust and regulation-ready games. The person will own the technical direction of the studio, build the development team and engineering practices, establish the game development technology stack and delivery model, and ensure that games move successfully from concept to production. The role therefore requires someone who can think beyond individual game delivery and build a repeatable game production business.
- Build the Game Development Function
- Define Technical Strategy and Architecture
- Own End-to-End Game Development
- Quality, Reliability and Compliance
- Platform and Reusability
- Build the Future Game Provider Capability
- Proven experience leading a game development team in iGaming (required).
- Actual iGaming/game-development experience is a strong requirement (required).
- Experience with casino games, slots, crash games or similar real-time gaming products (preferred).
- Demonstrated ability to take technical ownership from architecture through production (required).
- Experience working with cross-functional teams including Game Design, Game Math, Art, QA and Product (required).
- Strong understanding of: game development architecture; real-time systems; game state management; APIs and backend integration; automated testing; CI/CD; performance optimization; secure software development (required).
- Casino-specific knowledge: slots and/or crash game mechanics; RNG and game logic; understanding of how mathematical models are translated into production software (required).
- Game simulation and statistical validation (required).
- Experience with gaming certification and regulatory requirements is highly desirable (nice-to-have).
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Management (required).
- 7+ years of professional software/game development experience, with significant experience in senior technical or engineering leadership roles (required).
- Proven experience as a Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, Technical Director, Head of Engineering/Game Development, or equivalent (required).
- Strong software architecture and game-engineering expertise (required).
- Strong ownership and accountability for outcomes (required).
- Ability to prioritize effectively in a high-volume and rapidly changing environment (required).
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to lead under pressure (required).
- Strategic thinker able to balance business needs with team capabilities and risk management (required).
- Strong communication and mentoring skills; ability to lead, motivate, and mentor a team (required).
- Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to build something that could eventually become an independent game provider (required).
- An exciting and challenging job in a fast-growing product holding, the opportunity to be part of a multicultural team of top professionals in Development, Engineering and Architecture, Management, Operations, Marketing, etc;
- Great working atmosphere with passionate IT experts and leaders, sharing a friendly culture and a success-driven mindset is guaranteed;
- Beautiful offices in Warsaw, Limassol, Yerevan – work with comfort and enjoy the opportunity to build a network of connections with IT professionals day by day;
- Laptop & all necessary equipment for work according to the holding standards;
- Paid vacations, personal events days, days off;
- Paid sick leave;
- Medical insurance;
- Referral program - enjoy cooperation with your colleagues and get the bonus;
- Educational support by our L&D team: internal and external trainings and conferences, courses on Udemy;
- Sport benefit;
- Multiple internal activities: online platform with newsletters, quests, gamification, and presents for collecting bonuses, PIN-UP talks club for movie and book lovers, board games cozy evenings, special office days dedicated to holidays, etc;
- Company events, team buildings.
PIN-UP Global is an international holding company that develops technologies, B2B solutions and products for the iGaming industry. Headquartered in Warsaw, the group brings together businesses spanning product development, technology and marketing services for online gaming. It supports a portfolio of companies and brands operating across multiple markets. PIN-UP Global focuses on building advanced technology and products for the gambling sector.