Backend Developer

About Star Stable Entertainment

Once upon a time in 2011, the founders of Star Stable Entertainment had a vision. They wanted to create a game that could make a difference. Although half of gamers are girls and women, they were under-represented in the gaming industry, both as characters and creators. We dreamed of an epic online world where tween and teen girls could share an amazing experience. And we wanted to challenge how things were done in a male-dominated industry. Fast forward to today, and our dream has come true tenfold - Star Stable Online stands as one of the most popular MMORPGs globally! At our HQ on Södermalm, our 140 employees are thrilled to continue to welcome players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. It’s wonderful to see that our dream resonates with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

Now we are looking for our Backend Developer who will be a major contributor for making improvements, finding creative ways to solve problems, and implementing new solutions. Would you like to grow professionally in a friendly environment with work-life balance that is open to new ideas? Then read on!

The position and responsibilities:

You will join a team with the mission of creating a scalable architecture to future-proof our game Star Stable Online. You will focus on the game backend, effectively building server-side game logic using microservices. In this role you will help your teammates decide on architecture and what direction to move.

Right now, the team is working with Go, Python with MySQL, Redis and Postgres databases all run in AWS which is maintained with terraform. You will have a lot of freedom in deciding what should be used though if something else is better suited for the task at hand. If you like to take initiative, drive ideas in collaboration with other team members, then this is a position for you!

What we are looking for and what we are using:

• Knowledge of Object Oriented Programming languages (Go and Python)
• Experience working with microservices
• Test driven mindset (Integration testing, Unit testing)
• Experience with event-driven architecture
• Experience working with databases (Postgres and MySQL)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, SQS, SNS, Firehose, S3, ECS, EC2, Fargate etc..)
• CI/CD experience (Github Actions)
• Several years of relevant professional experience (around 4-6 years)
• Experience working in teams using agile methodology
• Strong communicator with a professional and approachable style

Perks for joining us?

• A pretty sweet mission. We are developing the world's best horse-riding game for girls and we take that vision very seriously. We strive to hit that mark every single day.
• 30 vacation days (+ 3 additional squeeze days).
• A pension and insurance plan that mimics ITP1 and a parental pay top-up @90%.
• Health allowance at 5000 SEK per year.
• Hybrid working model - combine WFH and being together with the team at our new office located right amidst Södermalm GameDev cluster (Magnus Ladulåsgatan 65)
• Fitness discount of 18% at SATS gym + company workout classes.
• A dog room at the office!

Are you ready to be a chapter on this magical journey? Apply now! We can’t wait to hear your story!