Head of Game Development (iGaming)

Location: Hybrid in Armenia, Cyprus, or Poland

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing product holding developing iGaming products with multicultural teams across development, engineering, architecture, operations, and other functions.

What you will do

• Build the game development function, recruit technical talent, define team structures, and establish engineering standards and delivery processes.
• Define the technical vision, architecture, technology stack, reusable game engines, libraries, frameworks, and common services for a growing game portfolio.
• Own the full game lifecycle from development and QA through acceptance, certification, release, maintenance, and parallel delivery of multiple titles.
• Establish automated testing, simulation, observability, telemetry, analytics, incident management, and release-management practices.
• Work with Game Design, Game Math, Art, QA, Product, Security, and Compliance to deliver stable, secure, commercially viable, and regulation-ready games.
• Develop the technical capabilities required for a future independent game provider, including external distribution, multi-operator and multi-platform support, localization, and market expansion.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software or game development experience, including significant senior technical or engineering leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading a game development team in iGaming, with practical casino, slots, crash-game, or similar real-time gaming experience.
• Experience with game architecture, real-time systems, game-state management, APIs, backend integration, automated testing, CI/CD, performance optimization, and secure software development.
• Knowledge of slots or crash-game mechanics, RNG and game logic, mathematical models, game simulation, and statistical validation.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and supporting gaming certification and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management, or a related field; proven experience as a Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, Technical Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent.

Nice to have

• Experience with gaming certification and regulatory requirements.
• Experience building a game studio or independent B2B game-provider capability.

Culture & Benefits

• Multicultural environment with experienced professionals across technology, product, operations, marketing, and management.
• Paid vacation, personal-event days, days off, and paid sick leave.
• Medical insurance and a sport benefit.
• Laptop and necessary work equipment.
• Internal and external training, conferences, courses, and educational support from the L&D team.
• Company events, team buildings, and internal community activities.