Technical Director - Central Technology

SYBO is part of the Miniclip family and known for the widely popular game, Subway Surfers - the most downloaded mobile game in the world, with over four billion downloads. Located in the heart of Copenhagen, we aim to create playful moments that inspire our fans to care.

Central Technology sits at the heart of SYBO, empowering game teams and the entire company by delivering innovative tools, infrastructure, and seamless systems. We ensure stability, security, and scalability, enabling everyone to focus on what we do best—creating extraordinary gaming experiences. Central Technology consists of Mobile Platform, Server and Infrastructure, Build Pipeline and Security teams and works closely with Game Teams, Ad Operations, Analytics, Quality and User Acquisition teams across SYBO.

We are looking for a Technical Director to drive our technical strategy and advocate technical alignment. As a Technical Director in CT, you’ll play a key role in shaping the technical direction and strategy, enabling autonomous teams to thrive, and contributing to SYBO’s technical leadership community.

This role is not just about systems or tools—it’s about leadership through influence and vision. The Technical Director will orchestrate collaboration, balance centralization vs decentralization, and ensure CT delivers impactful and scalable solutions that align with business goals. This is an individual contributor role leading through influence with career growth opportunities including people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Technical strategy: Partner with the Head of Central Technology to define the technical strategy, vision, and roadmaps that align with business goals. Guide teams in balancing build-vs-buy decisions for scalability and sustainability.
• Technical oversight: Oversee architecture and processes across CT’s domains. Advocate for best practices, scalable solutions, and efficient workflows to support SYBO’s growth and innovation.
• Team empowerment and coaching: Act as a mentor and technical coach to engineering teams within CT, fostering a culture of innovation, autonomy, and technical excellence. Support teams in their growth by providing guidance, enabling best practices, and encouraging ownership of technical decisions.
• Influence and alignment: Partner with leadership across SYBO, contributing to technical forums, guilds, and initiatives. Ensure CT’s strategy aligns with overall company priorities.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Act as a technical advocate, ensuring clarity, feasibility, and alignment of Central Technology initiatives while fostering shared success through strong communication and collaboration.
• Thought leadership: Champion technical excellence, innovation, and scalability. Drive forward-looking strategies that empower game teams to succeed and shape the future of CT at SYBO.

Your Start at SYBO

In your first month: Build relationships with the CT teams, learn about existing tools and services, and understand workflows and technical challenges. Meet with game team stakeholders to understand their needs and priorities.

Within 3 months: Align on CT’s roadmap and strategy while identifying opportunities for improvement and collaboration. Build strong relationships across SYBO’s technical leadership community.

By your first twelve months: Lead the development and rollout of key technical initiatives. Establish CT as a trusted partner that enables game teams to deliver efficiently and effectively. Shape the technical strategy for the future, balancing centralization and decentralization as needed.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a technical leadership role within gaming, technology, or related industries.
• Strong leadership skills with a coaching mindset, empowering teams to take ownership and fostering autonomy.
• Experience defining and driving technical strategies that align with business goals.
• Broad technical expertise across Infrastructure, Mobile Platforms or Build Pipelines, with deep expertise in at least one domain.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing across teams and leadership.
• A systems thinker with a strategic mindset, able to navigate complex technical decisions and balance multiple factors (e.g., build-vs-buy, centralization-vs-decentralization).

Bonus Points

• Experience leading central/shared technology teams.
• Strong relationships with external technology partners (e.g., Google, Unity, Apple).
• Previous experience scaling central technical solutions to support multiple products.

About SYBO

We're SYBO, the mobile games studio behind the legendary Subway Surfers, with over 4 billion downloads worldwide! Join our team in the heart of Copenhagen, where creativity flourishes in our new, state-of-the-art studio.

If you join us, you'll have the opportunity to dive into exciting and creative projects alongside a diverse group of like-minded colleagues from over 40 countries across the globe.

We truly believe you perform your best, when you have the equipment you need - and our IT team is always on hand to ensure you have access to the latest tools and gear, enabling you to be at your best - even remotely with a home-office budget!

We also pride ourselves in taking care of your well-being, offering a delicious lunch buffet, a variety of healthy snacks, and regular social events to keep the energy flowing.

SYBO is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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