Senior Programmer

MachineGames is looking for an excellent Senior Programmer to join our team to help design and implement gameplay and work closely with artists, lead engine programmers, designers and producers.

Our studio is located in central Uppsala, Sweden which is a small and vibrant city 30 minutes north of the capital Stockholm. It has a historical heritage reaching back to pre-medieval times.

MachineGames is a part of Zenimax Media inc. alongside sister studios Alpha Dog games, Arkane studios, Bethesda game studios, Id Software, Roundhouse Studios, Tango Gameworks, and ZeniMax Online Studios.

Our studio has a legacy of being down to earth and free from big egos, our everyday work as well as our long-term goals are driven by our values:

- We value Team performance over individual performance

- We practice an open door policy

- We deliver what we promise

- We give constructive and actionable feedback

- We practice ownership and accountability

- We learn from our mistakes.

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. We will support your relocation and/or application for work permit if you are not an EU citizen and/or are not currently residing in Sweden.

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do – from recruiting for our studios, publishing and operations to fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration. Our culture is based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment and we welcome anyone into our family without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age. Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.

Responsibilities

• Develop gameplay related functionality (controls, camera movement, game rules, etcetera)
• Identify and implement platform specific optimizations to relevant gameplay systems
• Write clean, professional, and maintainable code
• Be an active advocate for system features and tools that would improve the production process
• Work closely with designers, artists, and animators to bring the vision of the game to life
• Expectations on a senior programmer:
• You are expected to lead by example and tutor any less experienced members within the applicable discipline. You can take on a mentor role
• You operate within given constraints (time/schedule and technical limits) but pro-actively work to constantly improve our processes
• You are able to plan out and complete work with minimal direction or oversight from Director/Producer
• Take initiatives to collaborate cross functionally
• Actively share your experience and knowledge with other team members

Qualifications

• You have 5+ years of experience in AAA or mobile games development
• Shipped more than 1 title where credited as programmer for PC, Console or Mobile games
• Excellent C# skills, if you also are a C++ programmer this is a big plus
• You’re solutions oriented with great problem solving skills
• Used to working on a large codebase and as part of a team
• Organized and have excellent time management skills
• Fluent in English in speech and writing
• Self-starting team player with very strong work ethic and cooperative attitude
• Last but not least, you’re passionate about making GREAT games!

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do – from recruiting for our studios, publishing and operations to fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration. Our culture is based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment and we welcome anyone into our family without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.

Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.