YOUR ROLE

As a Lead Shared Technology Engineer, you will take charge of a multidisciplinary team responsible for Automated Testing, DevOps, and Backend services for our organisation. Your focus will be on leading the team, setting technical direction, and ensuring the quality, scalability, and reliability of our infrastructure.

Given the diverse nature of this role, we understand that you may not be an expert in every domain. We are specifically looking for someone with a strong background in DevOps & Automated Testing, especially for Game Development, who can lead experts in other areas while making informed technical decisions.

Your leadership will be instrumental in driving best practices in developer tooling, automated testing, and scalable web services, ensuring our large-scale multiplayer experiences run smoothly.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team, promoting a culture of growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Define and drive technical direction, making informed decisions about CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and cloud technologies.
• Oversee and improve developer experience, ensuring seamless workflows through DevOps best practices and automation.
• Own sprint and task management, ensuring efficient workflows and clear prioritisation across backend, analytics, DevOps and automated testing.
• Champion code quality, scalability, and maintainability, particularly in backend systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, leads, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with project goals.
• Grow the backend discipline in PlayerUnknown Productions and develop our LiveOps capabilities

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven leadership experience, with a track record of managing engineers across multiple specialisations.
• Experience with DevOps/CI/CD, with a focus on automated testing and improving developer experience.
• Solid programming background in C++, with an emphasis on code quality and architecture.
• Experience with backend technologies for games (AWS, identity services, analytics pipelines, etc.).
• A coaching and enabling mindset, empowering specialists to do their best work.
• Strong stakeholder management skills - comfortable interfacing with other engineers, teams, and leadership.

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience working on massively multiplayer games that ship frequent updates.
• Hands-on experience with CMake, Python, and CI tools.
• Background in analytics systems or large-scale backend services.

LOCATION

Hybrid (within The Netherlands) or fully remote within Europe.

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About us

At PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions we believe in a flexible work environment driven by honesty and transparency, empowering both developers and researchers to build the tools that can form the foundation of a new generation of interactive worlds. We are a passionate team of committed individuals from all over the world, working towards building the kind of experience that is only now becoming possible. We believe that the longstanding dream of a massive, immersive world where players are free to do whatever they want is closer than ever before, and we believe that we can make it happen.

PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions is an independent development studio based in Amsterdam, focused on creating massive sandbox worlds. Our multi-disciplinary team is using an array of new and emerging technologies to push the envelope of what is possible with open worlds in gaming. Our goal is to build deep, systemic playgrounds on a planetary scale, populated by thousands of players.

MELBA Team is PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions’ applied research division. Project Melba is a new simulation engine being built from the ground up, utilizing data-driven design, multi-core processing and machine learning at its foundation in order to power virtual worlds on a scale beyond the capabilities of current technology.

BENEFITS (NETHERLANDS)

Building a world
Join our group of talented and passionate people from all over the world working towards building the future of gaming.

Going Dutch
We go by the Dutch law and start with a 12-month contract with the intent to offer a permanent contract afterwards.

Relocation support
If you are not living in the Netherlands yet, we will support, you and your close ones during the relocation process.

Convenient location & commuting allowance
Our centrally located office is easy to get to from any part of the Netherlands, and we will reimburse you for your commute.

Comprehensive benefits
We provide a contribution to your health insurance and pension as well as a work from home allowance - we got you covered!

13th month salary
Enjoy a 13th month of salary at the end of the year for a little extra holiday money. If you haven’t been with us a full year, you’ll still get a pro-rata bonus based on how long you’ve been employed.

Flexible Schedule
You are free to work and hang out with us every day in our Amsterdam Studio. If you prefer to work from home, you can take advantage of three work-from-home days a week.

All you can eat
No need to worry about drinks, snacks, and lunch while in the studio.

Vacation
You will have 25 days off and 3 extra studio days off throughout the year. You can also celebrate your birthday with an extra day off!

EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY

Benefits differ per country but we grant a 13th month salary to all our employees.

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Thinking about applying but not sure you tick every box?

No problem - neither did most of us when we applied. At PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, we value potential. If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you. Diverse perspectives make our team stronger and our games better, and we know that people in some groups tend to count themselves out applying for roles when they think they don't tick every box. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply. You might be exactly who we’re looking for!