Company Overview:

RubyPlay is a place where passion meets competence. Since 2017, we’ve made more than 200 innovative games and built more than 100 strong partnerships globally!

Proud to be:

• The Winner at BFTH Arena Awards — Best Online Casino Game
• Shortlisted for SBC Awards 2024 — Casino/Slots Developer of the Year
• A strong player on 10+ markets globally
• Beloved workplace for hundreds of specialists from 34 countries

We are now growing our team and looking for driven professionals ready to build their careers in a strong, international studio with a product that’s making waves worldwide.

Role:

We’re now looking for a Head of Games Engineering — a strategic, hands-on leader ready to own the end-to-end engineering behind our entire games portfolio. This is a high-impact role where technology, people leadership, and product excellence meet.

Details:

• Department: Engineering Team
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Location: Sliema (Remote)
• Workplace type: Fully remote
• Reporting to: Ian Dimech

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all game development across multiple in-house studios and 40+ engineers, ensuring the tech behind every game is scalable, sustainable, and player-ready.
• Manage and develop a group of 6–8 Game Dev Leads, supporting them in hiring, growing teams, and executing at high velocity across studios and markets.
• Own the development roadmap and technical strategy, aligning engineering practices with company-wide product and business objectives.
• Scale systems, CI/CD, incident management, and delivery flows that support live games and new launches — at pace and with quality.
• Work closely with Art, Animation, Math, Product, Compliance and Platform teams to ensure alignment, reduce rework, and accelerate value delivery.
• Identify and implement modern tools, architectures, and workflows that enhance development speed, game quality, and maintainability.

Success Metrics You’ll Own:

• Accuracy and consistency in project planning and on-time delivery
• Game stability and quality post-release
• Proactive issue detection and resolution before reaching production
• Positive engagement and retention within engineering teams
• Effective process, tooling, and workflow improvements over time

What Makes You A Strong Candidate:

• 7+ years in game development (ideally iGaming), 5+ years leading technical teams, including managers. You’ve launched dozens of products.
• Strong in TypeScript/JavaScript (ES6+), Pixi.js, Node.js, Git, with knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, observability (Sentry, Grafana), and modern pipelines.
• Ability to balance architecting for scale and shipping for impact; use metrics, feedback, and engineering principles to balance speed and quality.
• Experience developing managers, setting vision, creating psychological safety, and coaching through ambiguity.
• Understanding of slot mechanics, compliance constraints, and player psychology. Familiarity with math models, RGS platforms, or regulatory frameworks is a plus.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Work with a high-talent team that cares about quality and ownership
• Influence strategy at scale, across studios and global markets
• Remote/hybrid-friendly environment with modern workflows and strong culture
• Growth budgets, bonuses, English lessons, and development days
• Paid vacation, well-being support, and an actual work-life balance

About RubyPlay:

RubyPlay is a progressive and energetic iGaming development studio that specializes in the design and creation of entertaining and engaging slot games, as well as value-add tools for gaming operators. RubyPlay was founded by a group of industry gurus and has evolved into a “Gem” of the iGaming industry.

Our team values are maintaining high quality, following the best & modern practices, and continuous development.

If interested, apply via the application: https://careers.rubyplay.com/en/postings/7c6f7777-9c88-4b27-ac79-01861e10a11b