Lead Developer/Tech Lead

Are you a seasoned technical leader with a passion for educational games and cross-platform development?

A creative learning company is looking for a Lead Developer to drive the evolution of a playful literacy platform designed to help children thrive through humour, illustration, animation, and game-based learning.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the technical architecture, design, and delivery of both the Unity product (for kids and families) and a web-based version (for educators and schools)
• Shaping the technical roadmap in alignment with broader product and platform strategies
• Collaborating with a platform team to solve shared technical challenges and align infrastructure
• Acting as the go-to technical authority on scalable, cross-platform architecture
• Working side by side with Product and Design leads to support rapid product discovery and iteration
• Communicating technical decisions, risks, and progress across teams and time zones
• Leading on technical delivery, including sprint planning, team handovers, and milestone tracking
• Mentoring both local and remote engineers, supporting code quality and cross-team knowledge sharing
• Contributing hands-on during discovery or when solving technical blockers
• Helping hire and onboard additional development talent as the team grows

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead, Lead Developer, or Senior Engineer with deep expertise in JavaScript, React, Node.js, and TypeScript
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable web architecture and lead cross-platform projects
• Experience working across distributed teams and collaborating with platform and infrastructure teams
• Comfortable with API design, optimisation for performance, and cross-device compatibility
• Strong track record of delivering in fast-paced, iterative, consumer-facing product environments
• Excellent communicator who thrives in cross-functional, multi-time zone teams
• Passion for mentorship, technical excellence, and process improvement
• Background in educational technology, games, or other creative product environments is a plus
• Ideally based in Copenhagen or another EU location in a similar time zone

If you're ready to build something meaningful that helps kids learn through laughter, we'd love to hear from you.Apply now, or get in touch with Alfie Brear -