Backend Engineer

We are DICE Operations

We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning developer based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise with the widely acclaimed Battlefield 4 being the latest installment.

DICE Operations creates and operates the next-generation services that power Battlefield, Star Wars & Mirror’s Edge.

The Challenge Ahead

We are now looking for a talented and driven person that is passionate about developing back-end systems for games with millions of users. You will be working in a small agile team using modern technologies, languages and frameworks. We use mainly Scala and Python and are heavily inspired by the technologies built by companies like Netflix and Twitter. Examples of technology we use are Finagle, RxJava, Cassandra and Redis. We work with Github and deploy to Amazon Web Services. We encourage developers to take ownership from initial design to live deployment.

The Next Great Backend Engineer Needs

Technical Qualifications

• Excellent skill in Scala or Java

• Previous experience creating large distributed, scalable, robust, high-performing systems

• Knowledge of Git, or similar distributed source management system

• Experience with testing (unit testing, integration testing, load testing)

• Very good understanding of performance, latency and throughput in distributed systems

• Good understanding of network frameworks and protocols like HTTP, TCP and Thrift

• Good understanding of asynchronous communication in loosely coupled systems

• Good communication and documentation skills

• Familiar with agile development methods like Scrum

Also good to have

• Experience with Python

• Experience with Finagle and RxJava

• Experience with web front-end technology, e.g. JavaScript, HTML and CSS

• Experience with cloud deployment, especially AWS

• Familiar with AWS services like S3, Dynamo and SQS

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or similar discipline

• Contributions to Open Source projects is a plus

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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. For more information, please call Carl Tamleht, +46 8 658 78 00

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning developer based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise with the widely acclaimed Battlefield 4 being the latest installment.