Senior Backend Developer, Snowprint Studios
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2-5 days a week in office
Mobile games studio
Posted today
Mobile games studio
21-100 employees
Posted today
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create rich experiences for the everyday gamer.
Role
Who you are
- You’re an experienced backend developer who is fluent in Java and/or Kotlin
- You’ve worked with live backend services before, and you’re comfortable operating cloud infrastructure (We use AWS)
- You know how to troubleshoot complex issues in production environments and enjoy the mix of bug-fixing, fine-tuning, and forward-planning that comes with live operations
- You communicate clearly, ask questions, and enjoy working through problems with teammates from other disciplines
- You’re self-directed but collaborative, happy to own your part of a feature while staying connected to the bigger picture
- You care about the player experience, and you bring that mindset into technical discussions
What the job involves
- As a Backend Developer at Snowprint, you get to build the systems that bring features to life in Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus
- It could be anything from guilds and leaderboards to tournaments and live events
- You define APIs, optimize infrastructure, and take ownership of backend features from idea to live deployment. Always with the player experience in mind
- You’ll work in a small, experienced, cross-functional team where ideas and feedback are shared freely, and everyone’s input is encouraged and valued. Together we continuously learn new things, evolve and try to improve how we work and build our games
- You’ll develop backend systems that serve our players, such as chat, leaderboards, multiplayer, and more
- You’ll own your features from planning through to release, including design, implementation, testing, and live operations
- You’ll closely collaborate with client devs, designers, and artists to ship features that land smoothly and reliably
- You’ll build tools and workflows that speed up development and help teammates do their best work
- Together with the team you’ll keep the game live and stable by participating in on-call, solving bugs, and improving performance
Application process
- We usually respond within a week
- Our company language is English and therefore your application should be in English
Our take
Over the years mobile devices have become more and more powerful, and as a result people playing games on them have begun to expect more from what's on offer than the relatively simple titles of yesteryear. Recognising this change in the market, mobile gaming veterans from King, DICE and Rovio came together to form Snowprint Studios, a games developer aimed squarely at the growing "midcore" gamer demographic: players who game daily and expect a little more depth than casual clickers.
Snowprint has to date produced three major releases: Legend of Solgard, Rivengard and Warhammer 40,000 Tactitus (based on the popular Games Workshop franchise). These games have attracted uniformly high reviews for their tight gameplay and high production values, and the company has grown a playerbase of over 1.5 million gamers across its properties.
Developing within the Warhammer franchise was a smart move for Snowprint, as it taps into a playerbase that is comfortable with repeated microtransactions (in its original incarnation it was a rather expensive tabletop miniatures game where figures are bought individually or in small groups), and there are rumours of an Amazon series based on the property which will further bolster interest in Snowprint's offering. Snowprint accordingly is prioritising its marketing efforts and preparing for an influx of new players over 2023 and beyond.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2021
$5m
EARLY VC
Aug 2018
$5.6m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $16.5m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Participation in Employee Option Program
- Work from home flexibility and support to have the best set up as possible
- Big opportunities for individual and team growth development
- 6 weeks paid vacation
Company HQ
Maria, Stockholm, Stockholms län
Leadership
Alexander Ekvall
(CEO)Was previously Director of Product at King. Before that co-founded The Game Trail and Fabrication Games.
Patrik Lindegrén
(Developer)Before co-founding Snowprint Studios, was Technical Lead at King, a Game Developer with Fabrication Games and a programmer for Jadestone.
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