VP of Software Engineering, Game Engine

We’re looking for a strategic and technically seasoned VP of Software Engineering to lead our core internal engine teams. This group builds and evolves the foundational systems, tools, and services that power our game teams and live operations. Your mission is to ensure that Supercell’s internal tech platform is robust, scalable and developer-friendly. You have a passion for building great engineering teams, thrive in scaling operations and enabling engineering teams to reach their full potential. You navigate successfully within an ambiguous environment and provide visionary leadership that fully aligns with our company culture of autonomy, high ambition and quality.

Reporting to the CTO this is a critical leadership role; you will be responsible for making sure our teams can effectively build, operate, and scale games played by hundreds of millions of players.

Since we’re not too big on titles and unnecessary hierarchies, instead of VP, we’ve reserved the title Head of Titan for you. 

What You’ll Be Doing

Technical Strategy & Vision

• Define and own the long-term strategy for our internal engine including developer and artist tooling, game server and LiveOps tooling. 

• Ensure platform systems are scalable, reliable, and secure.

• Work closely with game teams to identify and resolve pain points that limit developer productivity or system performance.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Lead and mentor a team of engineering managers and senior ICs.

• Foster a strong engineering culture rooted in craftsmanship, ownership, and service mentality.

• Attract and retain top talent while championing inclusion and psychological safety.

Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner closely with game teams, data teams, security, and other internal stakeholders to understand their needs and co-create solutions.

• Translate high-level business and operational needs into a clear, executable roadmap.

• Ensure high quality and timely delivery of platform capabilities.

Operational Excellence

• Establish and track platform health metrics (on-device performance, availability, latency, support load, etc.).

• Drive continuous improvement in developer experience, performance, reliability, resilience and maintainability.

• Prepare the platform for scale, balancing short-term velocity with long-term maintainability.

What You Have

• 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years leading engineering teams.

• Experience managing managers and operating at director level or above.

• Proven track record of scaling operations and driving change in complex, distributed environments.

• Proven track record of leading leads, and 50+ people organization.

• Understanding of game development workflows, internal engines, and DevOps practices.

• Proven ability to drive change in complex, distributed environments.

• Experience building internal platforms or shared infrastructure at scale.

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach when needed.

• Excellent communicator and collaborator across technical and non-technical teams.

• Strong customer service mindset: platform teams exist to enable others to thrive.

• Values simplicity, autonomy, and pragmatism.

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That's it about the role! Below, we've gathered some things we feel are important for you to know. Totally optional, but a highly recommended read.

Once you're ready to apply, just send us your application through the form at the bottom of the page.

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About Supercell

Supercell is a games company from Helsinki, Finland, with offices also in San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, and London. You might know us as the makers of Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, and Squad Busters. Our mission is to create great games that as many people as possible play for years and that are remembered forever.

So, how do we make great games? By putting together the best teams and giving them the freedom and independence to succeed. And by taking risks, failing, sharing learnings, and killing lots of projects.

Hey, You Might Love It Here!

Independent cells and trust are at the core of our culture. But it takes more than that to make great games. We take good care of our people, providing them with the compensation, work environment, and resources they need to succeed while having fun along the way.

You Are Not Your Job Title ™

Here, you won’t need to focus on chasing titles or climbing ladders. Internally, our job titles don’t include prefixes like Senior, Junior, Principal, or Director. Recognition isn’t tied to your title, as it doesn't define the impact you can have around here.

Benefits and Compensation

Luring you in with glitter, glamour, and gems isn't what we're about. We want you to enjoy your time here fully, so we structure our compensation and benefits with that in mind. It starts with perceiving you as a human being, not a resource.

Relocation? Yes!

No matter where you’re moving from, our dedicated mobility team and partners will support you throughout your move. We’ll ensure the process is as smooth as possible for you and anyone joining you – whether they’re family members of the human or animal kind!

Not Sure if You Should Apply?

Many candidates with great skills and experience second-guess themselves. The bar is high, but if this role excites you, apply! We’re here to help you succeed. Also, we're happy to learn about any specific accommodations you may need to fully engage in our recruitment process.

Wishing you all the best,
The Supercell Recruitment team

P.S.
Here's a video about what Supercell is about.
Best enjoyed with salmiakki and rye bread!