Senior Backend Developer
We are now looking for a Backend Developer to work as part of our User Services team within the Central Tech and Services (CTS) department. The CTS department manages the Paradox Ecosystem — a comprehensive suite of services and tools that support Paradox’s Game Studios. This ecosystem includes essential resources like the Paradox Accounts service, Paradox Mods, cross-platform multiplayer, and various player-focused features such as leaderboards, cloud saves, and forums. Additionally, it encompasses the Paradox Store, the Paradox Game SDK, and many other valuable tools that enhance the gaming experience across our studios.
As part of the User Services team, you will work on our Paradox live presence and its related services. Your day-to-day activities will mostly involve working with Javascript-based backend services. You will be building and maintaining API services, scripts, and cloud functions related to our online services, as well as internal libraries and utilities shared within the department. There will also be opportunities to work and maintain our automated build and deployment pipelines. While the vast majority of work is backend oriented, we occasionally do some light maintenance or updates of some React based websites.
The skills we’re searching for…
5+ years of professional experience with modern NodeJS
Experience with relational databases
Experience with automated testing for your own code
General understanding of how backend APIs work (CRUD, REST, etc.)
General understanding of best practices for caching and performance
General understanding and grasp of API security and data access management
Great attention to detail
Comfortable working in multiple projects
Ways to stand out:
Experience with OIDC, OAuth, SAML and other auth standards
Modern frontend experience - we do some light maintenance on some React projects
Experience working with cloud providers (we use AWS)
Experience with Terraform
Basic knowledge of containers and kubernetes
Experience designing and/or maintaining high traffic services
Experience working in the game industry
You as a candidate:
We believe you are a service-minded, driven, and explorative individual. You have an eye for detail and are comfortable with solving problems and working autonomously within a group. Your role in a team is flexible and can include being the one who identifies viable solutions and implements appropriate solutions, as well as mentors others. Your English communication skills, both written and verbal, are excellent and are backed by patience in taking the time to understand others as well as in explaining yourself.
Practical information:
Scope: Full-time and permanent
Reports to: Development Manager
Location: This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden
We will only recruit locally for this position!
- Department
- Central Tech & IT
- Role
- Developer
- Locations
- Stockholm, Sweden
Our Culture
At Paradox, we place great emphasis on the value we create for our players, the trust we place in one another and our goal of making games that our players love to play forever.
We try to proactively solve the challenges of a rapidly changing industry, while always keeping in mind the longevity of our games and long-term perspective of our business strategy.
We focus less on job titles and more on the ideas, skills and attitude that every member of our small, autonomous teams brings to the table. We believe that helps us make each other better, and help realize our goals.
To get a fuller picture of how it’s like to work at Paradox, we invite you to watch the below video.
Stockholm, Sweden
About Paradox Interactive
Today, Paradox consists of both publishing and internal game development. We have a broad portfolio of games and own the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Prison Architect, Victoria, Age of Wonders and the World of Darkness catalog of brands.
Since 2004, the company has published its games all over the world, initially through physical distribution but primarily in digital channels after 2006. Paradox games are developed primarily for PC and console platforms, but the company also releases games on mobile. The largest markets today include the US, UK, China, Germany, France and Scandinavia. In total, Paradox games have over five million players each month.
Senior Backend Developer
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