Senior Developer

GeoGuessr; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 550,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily breakfast and lunch at the office

6 weeks of vacation + 3 extra days off

Pension and insurance as per ITP1 guidelines

50,000 SEK education benefit

5,000 SEK wellness allowance

High energy office environment

Job summary

GeoGuessr is seeking a Senior Developer for their Stockholm office to enhance the gaming experience for over 100 million players. This role involves delivering high-quality code across the game stack, utilizing skills in C#/.NET and React/TypeScript. Applicants should possess a university degree in computer science or equivalent experience. The position includes generous perks such as 6 weeks of vacation, daily meals, and an education benefit. Join a vibrant team and help shape an innovative gaming experience.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in C#/.NET and/or React/TypeScript.
• Comfortable delivering across the whole game stack.
• A Player-first mindset focused on quality.
• A university degree in computer science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a great game experience backed by high-quality code.
• Communicate with colleagues and the community.
• Implement daily improvements and new features for players.

Skills

C#/.NET

React

TypeScript

Backend API development

Game logic implementation

UI design

Education

University degree in computer science

Tools

AWS

WebGL

Three.js

Job description

Are you passionate about creating a great gaming experience and developing a scalable product? Come help us build the best geography game! You will be a part of a team with huge impact, shaping the experience for our amazing 100 million players.

At GeoGuessr, we do more than create games. Since 2013, we’ve crafted a game that turns the world into a playground for the curious and knowledge-hungry. Over the last few years, we’ve focused on building an exceptional team - now over 80 people strong - while continuing to evolve the GeoGuessr experience for our passionate community of players. With more than 100 million players worldwide, we’re just getting started.

The role

We're looking for a senior developer to join our tech organisation. You will be part of a cross-functional team responsible for delivering a great game experience backed by high-quality code. Here you iterate an idea in the morning with the team, write the solution during the day and ship it to our millions of players in the afternoon.

You communicate freely with your colleagues as well as our awesome community.

You understand the value of bringing daily improvements and new features to our millions of players. You just get the player perspective and use the technical tools you possess to balance player satisfaction with technical functionality.

What we hope you’ll bring

• Strong professional experience in at least one: C#/.NET and/or React/TypeScript.

• Comfortable delivering across the whole game stack: From backend API:s, through game logic to UI.

• A Player-first mindset focused on quality.

• A university degree in computer science*.

It’s extra nice if you bring

• Comfortable with agent driven development.

• UX and design.

• 3D (WebGL/Three.js).

• Experience with AWS.

• Deep grasp of web (HTTP, APIs, caching, sockets, etc).

Wait, there's more

We're offering a package of perks to keep you charged up and ready to create wonders:

• Daily breakfast and lunch at the office.

• 6 weeks of vacation + 3 extra days off, for a well-deserved rest.

• Pension and insurance as per ITP1 guidelines.

• 50,000 SEK education benefit.

• 5,000 SEK wellness allowance.

• A high energy and very much alive office.

This role is based in Stockholm where we have invested in creating our unique home at Katarinavägen 17, in the glass house by Slussen.

* or equivalent experience (Higher Vocational Education (Yrkeshögskola) may be sufficient only if compensated trough extensive work experience).