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Senior Backend Developer

We're seeking a Senior Backend Developer for our studio in Stockholm or Malmö, Sweden.

Full-time · In House

MEET YOUR CO-WORKERS

Marcus Jacobs
Chief Product Officer
Dawid Pogorzelski

Technical Director

Adam Schaub
Chief Executive Officer

ABOUT THE ROLE

Why join us?
At Cult of the North, we are a hardcore meritocracy. Plain and simple.
We've built a culture where every member has the opportunity to thrive, grow and excel based on their measurable contributions and achievements.
Whether you're an experienced developer, a great artist, or a single minded producer, your skills matter and your day-to-day work is the only difference between ultimate success or failure.

Our core values
We get things done - we move faster than light and we make decisions even faster.
We are professionals, the best in our fields, and we respect each other even when we disagree.
As a team, we deliver world class products whilst having fun.


About the role

As a Backend Developer, you will design, develop, and maintain an online backend platform for We Will Be Gods, an upcoming strategy war game on a massive scale. 


What you will do 

  • Develop an online backend platform for We Will Be Gods

  • Working closely with game developers on related initiatives

  • Troubleshoot and solve problems in the online backend platform domain


You have 

  • Go programming language or other languages that will allow you to pick up Go quickly

  • REST/gRPC API/service development

  • Containers and related workflows

  • Version control systems such as Git

  • Relational database technologies such as Postgres/MySQL


Bonus points 

  • Familiarity with cloud vendors and their offering

  • Linux

  • If not experience working on games, a passion for playing them


Benefits

At Cult of the North we offer the basics; 30 days of vacation, private health care and pension scheme. Additionally, we offer a competitive salary, with options package and a once in a lifetime adventure with an amazing team!