Director of Engineering

About the role

Socialpoint, a mobile game studio part of the Zynga and Take-Two Interactive family, is hiring a Director of Engineering in Barcelona. The role leads several software engineering teams within Central Technology, which focuses on client and server technology that drives the core gameplay experience. The director manages game support, AI development, R&D and FinOps.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multiple software engineering teams supporting mobile game development, AI initiatives, R&D projects and FinOps cost optimisation.
• Guide teams in using AI to accelerate development workflows and improve business outcomes.
• Validate technology choices, architecture and code quality, and dive deep when needed.
• Identify gaps, improve engineering processes and create growth opportunities for teams.
• Represent the teams with stakeholders across disciplines, inside and outside the organisation.
• Own team roadmaps, incorporating stakeholder and leadership feedback to support Central Technology objectives.
• Partner with technical leaders across Zynga to advance best practices and engineering culture.

Required profile

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience managing software engineering teams.
• Hands-on software development experience.
• Experience developing mobile applications (native iOS/Android, Unity or Unreal).

Required skills

• Solid understanding of engineering processes, code quality, build and release pipelines, security and live operations.
• Familiarity with multiple programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, Python or Go.
• Familiarity with Agile development methods and tools.
• Nice to have: game development experience and AWS cloud technologies.