Backend software engineer

External Description:
We are DICE
DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning studio based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise, the Battlefront franchise, and the innovative game Mirror’s Edge. 
We work through our 4 guiding values: Passion with Purpose, Creative Innovation, Everything Quality, and One Community. We recognise that our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products. As such, we are dedicated in providing everyone the ability to express, learn, and be their very best with a common cause.
We are looking for an experienced and talented Backend Engineer, who is passionate about developing systems and services to support the live operations and online gameplay for our millions of users.
You will work in small teams that work closely together to create solutions for game requirements using modern technologies and frameworks deployed to cloud-based infrastructure. You will also work with many existing systems; some developed at DICE, some developed externally. This will require collaborating with a lot of different teams within EA and DICE on a regular basis.
What does a Backend Software Engineer do at DICE?
Develop distributed, resilient and high-performing back-end services using Scala and other system software languages
Collaborate closely with the game development teams to adapt existing systems or create new ones for DICE titles
Adapt central EA technologies to meet game designs requirements from the game development teams, such as matchmaking
Leverage modern open-source stacks including Scala and Finagle
Deploy services on cloud-based infrastructures such as Kubernetes and Mesos
Be responsible for performance and load testing at the service level (using tools such as Gatling)

Requirements
3+ years of experience in large distributed high-performing systems
Knowledge of Scala, Java or other JVM language (Scala is the strong preference here)
Knowledge of Git, or similar distributed source management system
Experience with continuous integration and delivery
Good communication and documentation experience
Proficient in written and spoken English

Nice to Haves
Experience with cloud deployment, preferably AWS
Good knowledge of Linux
Knowledge of C++ or C#
Knowledge of Kubernetes or Mesos/Aurora
Experience with Docker or similar container formats
Contributions to Open Source projects is a plus
An interest in games is advantageous

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!
At DICE we take care of our staff and have done so during our steady growth over the last decade. In addition to a great compensation package we offer our employees 10 EA games per year, massage every three weeks, a variety of sports activities (yoga and cross fit to name a few) and health care allowance. We have a collective bargain agreement with Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer which includes a parental salary benefit program and also provide our employees’ with occupational pension.
At DICE, we value our employees’ personal lives. A good work-life balance is something we practice and maintain even during high-intensity periods.
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As part of the application process we might ask you to take on a practical work test. The position is permanent and applications will be selected continuously. Apply online with a combined CV and Introduction letter in English.
We welcome people from different backgrounds and look forward to receiving your application!