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Senior Backend Developer

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As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the online backend platform for the upcoming strategy war game, "We Will Be Gods." This involves close collaboration with game developers on related initiatives, troubleshooting and solving problems within the online backend platform. You will be part of a team that values speed, professionalism, and delivering world-class products. The role emphasizes measurable contributions and offers opportunities for growth and excelling based on your achievements. The company culture is based on meritocracy, and it allows the team to move fast and make decisions faster.

We're seeking a Senior Backend Developer for our studio in Stockholm or Malmö, Sweden. MEET YOUR CO-WORKERS 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 roleAs 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.&nbsp; What you will do&nbsp;<ul><li>Develop an online backend platform for We Will Be Gods<li>Working closely with game developers on related initiatives<li>Troubleshoot and solve problems in the online backend platform domain You have&nbsp;<ul><li>Go programming language or other languages that will allow you to pick up Go quickly<li>REST/gRPC API/service development<li>Containers and related workflows<li>Version control systems such as Git<li>Relational database technologies such as Postgres/MySQL Bonus points&nbsp;<ul><li>Familiarity with cloud vendors and their offering<li>Linux<li>If not experience working on games, a passion for playing them BenefitsAt 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!

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