Associate Technical Director - Build and Automation

Job Title: Associate Technical Director – Build & Automation
Location: Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid / Remote within Spain)

We are looking for an Associate Technical Director to lead the technical vision, architecture, and evolution of build systems, automation pipelines, and CI/CD infrastructure for a top-tier mobile title. You’ll define standards, optimize workflows, and mentor a team dedicated to improving engineering speed, reliability, and scalability.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the technical strategy for build systems, release automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Act as technical owner for automation and release platforms, aligning engineering initiatives with business priorities
• Lead and mentor a global team of build and release engineers, fostering growth, ownership, and excellence
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, QA, production, and operations to ensure efficient, secure, and stable releases
• Drive continuous improvement in build performance, cost, and reliability
• Oversee and evolve tooling for Unity-based development, enabling rapid iteration and cross-platform deployment
• Champion automation best practices, observability, and long-term infrastructure health

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading build engineering, infrastructure, or developer tooling teams in large-scale production environments
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD systems and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Bamboo, Jenkins)
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or equivalent)
• Proficient in C# with solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and performance optimization
• Experience with Unity build systems and live service release processes
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Kibana, or New Relic
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Passion for games and delivering world-class player experiences

Nice to Have:

• Experience automating large-scale mobile builds and deployments
• Knowledge of branching strategies and version control best practices
• Background in optimizing infrastructure cost and stability for live service titles

This is an opportunity to play a key leadership role shaping the automation systems that power one of the world’s most successful mobile games. If you’re a hands-on technical leader who thrives on solving complex challenges and driving innovation at scale, we’d love to hear from you.