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Tech Lead, New Games

We are a mobile game company, based in both Helsinki and Berlin, creating world-class entertainment by building a portfolio of hit games. Since our launch in 2020, our first chart-topping game Merge Mansion has been entertaining over 60 million players worldwide, and we have grown into a team of over 280.

Our mission is to entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades, with our games, and also through our creative marketing, community, and beyond – while having fun with it.

We’re ordinary people crafting extraordinary games with passion and ambition. Our culture of trust, psychological safety and wellbeing empowers us to aim high, take ownership, and shape the future of mobile games together.

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We’re looking for an experienced Tech Lead to help us build a solid technical platform for our future merge2 games. In this key role, you’ll be the hands-on Lead Programmer of a new mobile game project, while also shaping the Merge2 platform as a whole.

While you’ll be embedded in the New Games team, the role reports directly to our CTO and works under the support and architectural guidance of our Central Technology team. You’ll coach and support a team of programmers, collaborate across the game development team and Central Tech, and ensure our systems are scalable and sustainable – built to support not just one, but many new games to come.

Curious about our crafts and how we collaborate together to create world-class entertainment? Find out more here https://metacoregames.com/our-crafts

Want to hear how our leaders shape teams and foster trust? Read our blog on leadership at Metacore: https://metacoregames.com/news/leadership-as-a-service-turning-mindset-into-practice

Responsibilities

  • Act as the Lead Programmer of a new mobile game project and as the Technical Lead of the Merge2 platform
  • Contribute to development through hands-on coding, reviews and setting best practices
  • Lead the New Games programming team by providing coaching and mentoring, and supporting each programmer’s growth
  • Collaborate closely with Game Designers, Producers, Artists, UI/UX, QA and Central Technology
  • Identify technical risks and scalability challenges early and drive initiatives to improve development tooling
  • Help prevent technical debt and ensure long-term code sustainability

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in working through the whole lifecycle of a free-to-play mobile game from prototyping to operating a live game
  • Strong background in technical leadership, with the ability to mentor programmers with empathy and a coaching mindset
  • Proven track record in leading architecture for F2P mobile games
  • Solid professional background with Unity, including Addressables or AssetBundles, rendering, GUI, error handling, validations, and runtime performance
  • Understanding of asset/content pipelines and multiplayer or online game features
  • Skilled in debugging, profiling and performance analysis
  • Familiarity with CI/CD systems, build pipelines and multi-platform development (iOS, Android, and ideally also PC, Mac or Web)
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
  • Self-directed and proactive way of working, with focus on delivering meaningful outcomes

In addition to these, it would be nice but not mandatory for you to have some of these as well:

  • Familiarity with backend and cloud infrastructure
  • Good grasp of data structures and databases
  • Understanding of shaders and graphics programming
  • Experience with Unity Editor tool development

What We Offer

  • Workplace where we aim high, without taking ourselves too seriously
  • Autonomy and accountability with support to foster professional development
  • Great opportunities to grow with the company
  • Work-life balance and strong emphasis on wellbeing
  • Approachable leaders with low ego
  • A diverse and inclusive environment where you can be yourself
  • Flexible hybrid workplace where people enjoy working at the office

Basics

  • Location: Helsinki, Finland
  • Relocation: Relocating to Finland expected, full support provided
  • Work model: Mix of office and remote work
  • Working language: English

Sounds about right? Then let’s talk!

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Our culture

Our culture is based on trust, psychological safety and wellbeing. It helps us navigate our competitive, fast-changing environment and reach for our ambitious mission.

Our daily work together is empowered by clear ownership, autonomy and accountability. We are collaborative and humble – and always aim to think “we” before “me.” Our passion is enabled by our steady commitment to our wellbeing.

We aim high, and aspire to be nothing less than the best game company in the world to work for. We nurture a diverse and inclusive workplace where you can be yourself, and cultivate strong collaboration and team cohesion – teamwork is at the core of Metacore. To create even better games, communities and entertainment, we welcome talent with diverse experiences, who are passionate about their roles and bold in their ambition.

We have collectively defined our culture and values, and we uphold them together, every day.

Read more about our culture
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Our equal opportunity statement

To entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades, we need diverse teams that understand our diverse audiences. The key to unleash our creativity is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture of trust where Metacoreans from all walks of life can be themselves. We celebrate our differences and believe they are the strength that drives us forward.

We are committed to offering equal opportunities for all, regardless of background, age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, family status, education, socioeconomic status or any other characteristic. We build and maintain a workplace and industry free of harassment and discrimination.

We also aspire to have DE&I as a fundamental part of our game design process to enable us to create even better and more inclusive games, communities and entertainment.
If you require any support or have specific needs during the application process, please don't hesitate to let us know. We look forward to hearing from you!

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