We are now looking for a Backend Developer to work as part of our User Services team within the Central Tech and Services (CTS) department. The CTS department manages the Paradox Ecosystem — a comprehensive suite of services and tools that support Paradox’s Game Studios. This ecosystem includes essential resources like the Paradox Accounts service, Paradox Mods, cross-platform multiplayer, and various player-focused features such as leaderboards, cloud saves, and forums. Additionally, it encompasses the Paradox Store, the Paradox Game SDK, and many other valuable tools that enhance the gaming experience across our studios.

As part of the User Services team, you will work on our Paradox live presence and its related services. Your day-to-day activities will mostly involve working with Javascript-based backend services. You will be building and maintaining API services, scripts, and cloud functions related to our online services, as well as internal libraries and utilities shared within the department. There will also be opportunities to work and maintain our automated build and deployment pipelines. While the vast majority of work is backend oriented, we occasionally do some light maintenance or updates of some React based websites.

The skills we’re searching for…

5+ years of professional experience with modern NodeJS

Experience with relational databases
Experience with automated testing for your own code

General understanding of how backend APIs work (CRUD, REST, etc.)
General understanding of best practices for caching and performance
General understanding and grasp of API security and data access management
Great attention to detail
Comfortable working in multiple projects

Ways to stand out:

Experience with OIDC, OAuth, SAML and other auth standards
Modern frontend experience - we do some light maintenance on some React projects
Experience working with cloud providers (we use AWS)
Experience with Terraform
Basic knowledge of containers and kubernetes
Experience designing and/or maintaining high traffic services
Experience working in the game industry

You as a candidate:

We believe you are a service-minded, driven, and explorative individual. You have an eye for detail and are comfortable with solving problems and working autonomously within a group. Your role in a team is flexible and can include being the one who identifies viable solutions and implements appropriate solutions, as well as mentors others. Your English communication skills, both written and verbal, are excellent and are backed by patience in taking the time to understand others as well as in explaining yourself.

Practical information:

Scope: Full-time and permanent

Reports to: Development Manager

Location: This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden

We will only recruit locally for this position!

About The Company

Paradox Interactive is a leading, global publisher of deep, replayable games.

We create intellectually challenging games, with long lifespans and a vibrant player communities. Our heart and soul lies in strategy and management games but we occasionally make calculated bets in other genres where we believe there is break-out potential.

Our steadily-growing portfolio includes titles from established series like Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis, Stellaris and Hearts of Iron. Millions of people from all over the world play our games every month, and participate in their continuous development through their purchases and insights they share with us.

Paradox offices are located in Sweden, France, Netherlands, Finland and USA, and each houses creative staff, skilled in a wide variety of areas of expertise. No matter the specialization, each of us contributes to giving our players the best game experiences and value for their money and time.

Everyone at Paradox is expected to know our players, why they love our games and have an awareness of how their work impacts them in the end. We foster highly-engaged communities, where we encourage our fans to share their sentiment, and empower our colleagues to turn that feedback into action that benefits both our business and fans.

If that sounds good, and you share our vision, we’d love you to join us. Check out our career page: https://career.paradoxplaza.com/#jobs