Appodeal is a comprehensive growth platform for mobile app publishers, providing an all-in-one solution that integrates ad mediation, data analytics, and user acquisition tools. Founded in 2014, the company enables mobile developers to maximize their revenue and scale their businesses through automated bidding and data-driven insights, serving thousands of apps globally within the competitive AdTech and gaming industries. With a major strategic hub located in Barcelona, Appodeal has established a strong presence in the Spanish tech ecosystem. The company is particularly relevant for international professionals due to its focus on high-level technical and executive roles, offering a multicultural work environment that frequently supports hybrid work arrangements and caters to the global mobile gaming market.

Appodeal was founded in 2014 in San Francisco with the goal of creating a more transparent and efficient ad mediation process for mobile developers. It has since evolved from a mediation tool into a full-stack growth platform for the mobile app industry.

Head of Development

Appodeal

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Appodeal is a dynamic US-based product company with a truly global presence.

We have offices in Warsaw, Barcelona and Parkland (FL), along with remote team members located around the world.

Our company thrives on diversity, collaboration, and innovation, making us a leader in the mobile app monetization space.

Why Appodeal?

At Appodeal, we're more than just a company-we're a team united by a common mission: Help people discover and grow their talents through products that enable successful mobile app businesses!

We take pride in our cutting-edge product and our internationally dispersed team of talented professionals.

Here's what we value, and what we hope you do too:

Continuous Learning and Growth: We are passionate about learning, growing personally, and building rewarding careers.
Making an Impact: We are committed to building a history-defining company that leaves a lasting impact on the mobile app industry.
Solving Exciting Challenges: We tackle complex problems every day, supported by a team of world-class professionals and mentors.
Enjoying the Journey: We believe in having fun while working toward our goals.

Appodeal is looking for a Head of Development to lead the full technical direction of our mobile gaming business unit.

You will own the engineering stack behind our portfolio of games-including WordMaker, Solitaire, and Brick Blast-ensuring high development velocity, strong code quality, and scalable architecture across client, backend, and internal tools.

This is a hands-on leadership role, combining deep technical ownership with team leadership and close collaboration with product, monetization, data, and UA teams to build and scale successful mobile games

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Own and evolve the full technical architecture across game clients (Unity), backend systems, and internal tools.
Define and enforce engineering standards, development workflows, and best practices across the organization.
Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of all systems supporting the games portfolio.

Hands-On Development

Actively contribute to the codebase and core systems development.
Lead by example through high-quality engineering and problem-solving.
Participate in debugging, optimization, and solving complex technical challenges.

Team Leadership & Organization

Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing development team (including Unity engineers and backend developers).
Grow engineers into independent, high-impact contributors and tech leads.
Establish efficient processes that enable rapid experimentation and iteration.
Foster strong collaboration between engineering, product, data, UA, and monetization teams.

AI & Development Automation

Drive adoption of AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Copilot, GPT-based tooling).
Identify and implement opportunities for automation across development, testing, and release processes.
Continuously improve development velocity through tooling, AI, and process optimization.

Technical Delivery & Experimentation

Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of features, experiments, and technical initiatives.
Enable fast hypothesis testing and iteration cycles within product teams.
Partner with product and data teams to build scalable systems for experimentation, analytics, and performance tracking

Requirements

Experience

8+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership roles.
Proven experience leading engineering teams in mobile gaming or mobile product environments.
Strong ability to combine technical leadership with hands-on coding.
Experience working in data-driven environments with frequent experimentation cycles.

Technical Skills

Strong expertise in Unity (C#) and mobile game architecture.
Solid understanding of scalable backend systems, performance optimization, and client-server architecture.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release processes (e.g., Unity Cloud Build, GitHub Actions).
Familiarity with analytics integrations and telemetry systems.
Experience or strong interest in applying AI tools to development workflows.

Leadership & Mindset

Strong leadership and mentoring skills with experience building high-performing teams.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.
Strong collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Focus on impact, scalability, and engineering excellence.

Nice to Have

Experience with mobile game monetization systems (ads, IAP).
Background in building lean, high-velocity teams.
Familiarity with tools like Firebase, GameAnalytics, Amplitude.

Why Join Us?

Join a tight-knit, passionate team focused on quality, autonomy, and creativity.
Work in an environment where speed, craft, and ownership matter.
Enjoy a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and clear career growth opportunities.
Help shape the future of how games are built with the latest tech and AI tools.

Ready to lead with impact?

We believe in the following values, and hope you do too:

Leverage Data to Build Product. We rely on data to make informed decisions and create products that solve real problems. While data guides us, we apply insight, context, and wisdom to interpret it thoughtfully.
We Work Together to Serve Others. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. By serving others-customers, teammates, and stakeholders-we create value and build trust.
Relentless Pursuit of Excellence, Insist on Higher Standards. We commit to grow and evolve in everything we do, constantly seeking opportunities to refine our processes, skills, and results. Excellence is a continuous journey, and we embrace a mindset of learning, adapting, and improving every day.
Passionate Curiosity Fuels Perseverance. Passionate curiosity drives us to explore challenges, learn from setbacks, and adapt with resilience. It fuels our determination to find solutions and ensures we never give up.
Direct and Straightforward, No Politics. Transparency and honesty are essential. We communicate clearly, focus on facts, and avoid unnecessary politics or hidden agendas.
Lean Startup Mentality: Start Small, Iterate Quickly. We prioritize experimentation, fast learning, resourcefulness, agility, and innovation. We test, iterate, and adapt to achieve our goals efficiently.
Ownership and Accountability. Everyone is empowered to take ownership of their work. We are accountable for our decisions, actions, and outcomes.

With an outstanding product and a mission that excites and inspires, Appodeal offers a unique opportunity to make an impact while being part of an amazing team.