Senior Tools Programmer

About MachineGames

MachineGames was established in 2009 by former founding members of Starbreeze Studios and acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010. Located in Uppsala, Sweden, MachineGames is a studio comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognized for their work creating story-driven games. Their first title, the critically-acclaimed action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein: The New Order, is a reimagining of the franchise widely credited for helping establish the first-person shooter genre. Launched in May 2014, the game has garnered numerous ‘Game of the Year’ and ‘Shooter of the Year’ awards and nominations from media outlets worldwide.

Position

MachineGames is looking for a talented Senior Tools Programmer to join their team.

Our studio is located in central Uppsala, Sweden which is a small and vibrant city 30 minutes north of Stockholm with a historical heritage reaching back to pre-medieval times.

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. We will support your relocation and/or application for work permit if you have a non-EU passport and/or not currently residing in Sweden.

Responsibilities:

• To collaborate with programmers, designers, artists and animators in the day-to-day development of our new projects
• To implement and improve our automated CI/CD pipelines
• Build, support, and lead operation of our internal services infrastructure
• To architect and implement features and services in Python, Java, Javascript or Go in an efficient and timely manner
• To write clean, professional and maintainable code
• To construct solutions for unforeseen problems in a timely manner
• Actively work to improve the tools related user experience for people within the studio without requiring explicit direction

Your qualification

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting services or tools
• 3+ years of professional programming experience in JavaScript, Python, Java or Go for building applications or tool systems
• Experience with containerization and the software ecosystems that surround their use
• Experience with one or more configuration management tools
• Working knowledge of persistence solutions at local and cloud scale
• Experience with monitoring, reporting, and logging tools at local and cloud scale
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Science, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Will be a plus

• Experience with game development
• Programming experience in C++
• Experience with infrastructure as code
• Experience with Unit Testing tools and CI / CD
• Linux administration experience on multiple distributions
• Experience with multiple cloud frameworks and the software ecosystems that surrounds their use