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Hacksaw Studios is seeking a Client Platform Developer for an in-house role in Stockholm. This position primarily involves client-side web development, focusing on building and maintaining in-game UI, back-office systems, and integration frameworks. The role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure a robust, scalable, and user-friendly platform for internal and third-party partners, with occasional back-end tasks.

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<p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Please note: This is an in-house role in our Stockholm office. Remote candidates will not be considered. Unfortunately, we cannot help with relocation from other countries or VISA applications.</p><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">About Hacksaw Studios</h3><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Hacksaw Studios creates online games that run in both social and real-money modes, played by millions of people worldwide each month. To support our expanding technical landscape, we’re looking for a Client Platform Developer to join our Stockholm team.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">This position focuses on primarily client-side work—building and maintaining a range of web-based products and tools, from in-game UI and back-office systems to our round-replay system and integration frameworks. However, you may occasionally work on back-end tasks as well. You’ll be part of a small but growing team that spans multiple domains, ensuring our platform remains robust, scalable, and user-friendly for both internal teams and third-party partners.</p><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">What You’ll Be Doing</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed"><strong>Develop and Maintain:</strong> Work on core web-based products such as our in-game UI and back-office systems.</li><li class="leading-relaxed"><strong>Integration & Collaboration:</strong> Manage client-side integrations of our games with various external platforms and support third-party studios building on our OpenRGS platform. Collaborate with back-end teams to align integration strategies with our broader platform architecture.</li><li class="leading-relaxed"><strong>Tooling & Automation:</strong> Create and maintain help-tools (e.g., scripts for changelog generation, mock clients, game launchers) to optimize workflows across different departments.</li><li class="leading-relaxed"><strong>Technical Support:</strong> Provide expertise and troubleshooting for platform-related issues, working closely with developers, QA, and customer support teams.</li><li class="leading-relaxed"><strong>UX & Visual Detail:</strong> Contribute to user-friendly interfaces and ensure a polished look and feel for our products.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">What We’re Looking For</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript or a similar language. (Experience with Haxe, our main client-side language, is a plus but not mandatory.)</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong Understanding of Web Technologies: Familiarity with browser APIs, cross-origin communication (e.g., postMessage, CORS, WebSockets), and third-party service integrations.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Debugging & Problem-Solving Skills: Experience using browser DevTools, Postman (or similar tools), and a structured approach to identifying and resolving issues.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Communication Skills: Ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Service-Minded & Proactive: Comfortable owning problems, driving solutions, and collaborating with diverse teams.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Bonus Points:</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience with Git, TypeScript, Linux, bash, npm, Bun, Docker, Cucumber, GitLab, and AWS.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience working with web-related C#.</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">If you’re a skilled web developer with a passion for building and integrating we’d love to hear from you!</p>

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