Playable Ads Technical Lead
Job Summary
Job Description
- 5+ years JavaScript/TypeScript experience
- Deep WebGL understanding & 3D engine experience
- Physics engine experience
- Strong knowledge of development principles (DRY, KISS, SOLID)
- Performance optimization skills
- Lead development of Playable Ads
- Experience with ad platforms (AppLovin, Google Ads, IronSource)
- Familiarity with analytics tools
- Knowledge of mobile ad market trends
- Experience with personal game projects
- Flexible work schedule
- Work from anywhere (except specified regions)
- Voluntary health insurance
- Psychologist reimbursement
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Gym membership and fitness app reimbursement
- Paid conferences and courses
- Discounts on language courses
- Company events and merch
12 skills required
Job Details
Playable Ads Technical Lead
About the company
Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.
Team, about the role
In 2023, our ad creatives reached 80 billion views — and we're not planning to stop there. To take our success to the next level, we're looking for a Playable Ads Technical Lead to head the development of interactive playables for millions of players.
In this role, you will develop game mechanics and special effects, refine the tech stack, launch technical initiatives, and adopt new technologies to accelerate creative production.
Tasks
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Lead the development of Playable Ads for our hits — Fishdom, Gardenscapes, Township
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Design, maintain, and evolve the software architecture for Playable Ads, ensuring scalability, resilience, and support
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Optimize ad performance across various devices and partner platforms
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Analyze and select suitable technologies, frameworks, and tools for the development team
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Implement best practices and establish coding standards
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Ensure reusability of components and mechanics across developers
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Conduct code reviews
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Directly write code for critical architecture components
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Research the tech stacks used by competitors
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Continuously monitor the tech landscape to identify potential innovations for Playable Ads production
Requirements
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5+ years of experience in JavaScript/TypeScript development
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Deep understanding of WebGL and experience with 3D engines like Three.js, Unity Playworks, Phaser.js, Babylon.js, Playcanvas, or Cocos
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Experience with physics engines: MatterJS, Cannon-ES, or Box2D
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Strong knowledge of development principles: DRY, KISS, SOLID
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Experience with bundlers: webpack, gulp, rollup, vite
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Performance optimization skills for mobile and web games
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Marketing expertise: understanding game logic and popular mechanics
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Proactive attitude and a passion for growth: always looking to improve processes and adopt new development approaches
Preferred
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Experience with ad platforms: AppLovin, Google Ads, IronSource
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Familiarity with analytics tools for tracking creative performance
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Strong awareness of ad trends and knowledge of the mobile ad market
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Experience creating personal game projects or participating in game jams
We offer
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Freedom in decision making
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Work in a strong and creative team where your solutions will reach millions of players worldwide
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The opportunity to influence the advertising strategy of a leading mobile gaming company
Our Perks
Flexibility at work
- For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.
Caring for health and well-being
- We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
- We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
- We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
- We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
- We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
- We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
- We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
- We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.
Work Format
Remotely or in one of the company's offices.
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