Head of Game Tech

2 weeks ago

Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Omnigame Full time

Omnigame Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Head of Game Tech

Would you like to be part of Omnigame's growth journey and lead our team of game developers while setting the technical direction for all our games across our portfolio?

Omnigame is a rapidly growing Danish company headquartered in central Copenhagen. We develop and operate fun and different online casino games on our own platform and casino site pip.dk. We benefit from an international work environment with 60+ employees in Copenhagen and colleagues from over ten different countries.

We are well established on the Danish market and are looking for new colleagues to help us fulfill our international ambitions. Omnigame consists of dedicated people - all with an entrepreneurial drive. We take pride in having a healthy work environment which is fun to be part of and where creativity can flourish.

We offer an exciting job with great opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring environment that prioritizes a culture of people empowerment where your impact will be welcomed. We value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions.

The position

You will be joining the games team and manage, mentor and coach a team of 10 talented developers, as part of the Games Team that includes our Animators, Game Designers, Sound Designers and Illustrators. The Head of Games Tech is equal parts Architect, Coordinator and Team Builder and is responsible for scoping, roadmapping and executing on all technical requirements for our portfolio of games, acting as a craft lead and architect across frontend, backend, math, tools and infrastructure while collaborating across all departments in the company.

You will lead team meetings, individual 1-1s, clear up tech debt, define and implement new workflows and processes and lead the decision making for furthering a consolidated and scalable architecture supporting our expansion to international markets. We pride ourselves in the quality of our games and expect a relentless sense of quality with a player-first mentality.

You will report directly to the VP of Games and join the Game Team leadership and work on implementing the games team strategy from the tech perspective as part of the overall company strategy.

Your work tasks will include both technical and personnel responsibilities, as well as cross-departmental collaboration. Besides your own team, you will work closely with the VP of Games and the creative Heads and craft leads on:

Professional responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the technical architecture and direction across our entire games portfolio
  • Promote the Omnigame Game Development Framework inside of the Game Tech department, ensuring buy-in and ownership where relevant from your team and support our continuous improvements
  • Follow industry trends and best practices, making sure the Games Tech department adapts when and as needed
  • Overall responsible, together with the department, to deliver on the roadmap aligned with the Games Team strategy and Omnigame strategy
  • Responsible for setting and executing on a Game Tech strategy and roadmap that aligns with the Games Team strategy
  • Improve and implement processes and workflows that can bring the overall strategies to life
  • Make sure that your department helps Omnigame reach our business goals as stated by the company strategy
  • Coordinate with other department 'Heads of' and Craft Leads, as well as departments across the company
  • Develop state of the art online slot games
  • Responsible for Games Tech updates for leadership
  • Act as lead on or participate in (non-game) projects as prioritized by VP of Games
  • Responsible for mentoring, motivation, reviews, development and hiring
  • Being a role model spearheading the Omnigame culture and establishing an environment where employees can grow and are empowered
  • Actively participate in the extended management group of C, VP and Heads of

We expect you to be an experienced manager with a solid and versatile technical background in building teams and games across multiple platforms.

  • Proven experience in efficiently managing medium to large high-performing teams in the Gaming or iGaming Industry
  • A passion for games
  • Strong soft skills in mentoring and guiding developers to continually improve and reach new heights together through empowerment
  • A passion for technical and product excellence with the ability to bridge the gap between creative and technical
  • Successful leadership roles and in-depth technical knowledge in building complex software systems and communicating vision at a Lead/Architect level for shipped titles
  • Strong hands-on coding experience, both on engine and gameplay
  • Experience in working with Agile Methodologies, preferably in an active role
  • Hands-on experience in estimating project scope and staffing requirements
  • Experience building cross-departmental processes, pipelines, tools and workflows that enable clear communication, expectation management and a high level of productivity and efficiency across a variety of teams

We believe that a strong technical profile can learn new languages, so we don't expect you to have hands-on experience with the following technologies, but they are nice to have:

  • Experience with slot machines and game math
  • Pixi Engine
  • Java
  • Jira
  • Multiplayer systems

At Omnigame, you get the opportunity:

To work in a fantastic, social, and informal environment at full speed and lots of flexibility. We have a strong focus on personal development and favor an open and flat structure.

Additionally, you are offered pension, health insurance and a delicious lunch – including breakfast – and an incredible amount of cake. In short, you get the best conditions for having a great workday. Both in terms of tasks, but also when it comes to good and spirited colleagues as well as being part of a strong unity.

Location

Your daily workplace is at Omnigame's central location in Copenhagen K.

Do you want to join the team?

Please submit your resume, cover letter, and any relevant portfolio to CPO, Line Højrup-Petersen lmh@omnigame.com or apply for the position via Linkedin easy apply.

For more info, please do not hesitate to contact Sebastian Warnez, VP Games, sebastian.warnez@omnigame.com

Application Deadline

Interviews will be held continuously and deadline for handling in applications will be 21 March 2025.

Seniority level
  • Director
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology
  • Gambling Facilities and Casinos
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