Game Developer

At Rovio you will get to work with multiple groundbreaking IP’s including one of the most famous game IP’s in the world: Angry Birds! We craft joy with player-focused gaming experiences that last for decades. In order to do that, we know that people need to bring their own joy to what we do. That’s why we value work-life balance, say no to crunch culture, and welcome people from all walks of life to join the flock. Today, we are a proud team of 500+ caring and talented professionals representing over 50 different nations.

We trust our teams to work autonomously by providing them the right tools and level of responsibility. We believe in our teams to remain creative and to keep learning – as well as ensuring everyone has opportunities for personal growth.

At Rovio you will get to work with multiple groundbreaking IP’s including one of the most famous game IP’s in the world: Angry Birds! We craft joy with player-focused gaming experiences that last for decades. In order to do that, we know that people need to bring their own joy to what we do. That’s why we value work-life balance, say no to crunch culture, and welcome people from all walks of life to join the flock. Today, we are a proud team of 500+ caring and talented professionals representing over 50 different nations.

We trust our teams to work autonomously by providing them the right tools and level of responsibility. We believe in our teams to remain creative and to keep learning – as well as ensuring everyone has opportunities for personal growth.

We are looking for a Game Developer to join our Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. We are a small and collaborative team and work as a part of the Stockholm studio, developing one the biggest games in Rovio’s portfolio, Angry Birds 2. As the game is steadily growing the fanbase, we are looking to add another game developer to the team. You will be a critical addition to the team and help us maintain a big live game while adding new exciting features. We will provide you a chance to grow, working closely alongside our senior developers on different live features and the work you and your team delivers will be highly visible to our players worldwide.

You will have impact and fun at work by doing:

• Implementing new game features
• Writing clean and maintainable C# code
• Optimising the game to run smoothly on mobile platforms
• Constantly refining the code quality by following good programming principles
• Improving the game using the newest Unity features
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Experience and skills we are looking for:

• A few years experience of commercial game programming
• Having built and launched one or more mobile games on iOS and Android
• Good programming skills with C# and Unity
• Understanding SOLID principles
• Experience with debugging, profiling and performance optimisations
• Experience with F2P games both as a developer and a player
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What you will get here:

• We have mastered physics based games and work on the cutting edge of innovation
• You’ll get to work with a super talented team that knows the ins and outs of making successful games that last
• We’re built on independence and responsibility. We understand the way for our people and teams to do their best work is to give them the freedom and independence to truly own their projects
• We cherish the Nordic work culture
• We create joy, value teamwork, and support wellbeing and overall work life balance
• You will have a chance to excel in the software craftsmanship but constantly learning with and from your teammates
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Recruitment process:

First meeting: You will have a first chat with our TA partner. The aim is for us to know who you are, what your experience has been and what motivates you.

Take home test: You will do a take home exercise to complete in your own time where we will ask you to build a small game and assess your game programming skills.

Test review: You will be later invited to discuss the solution and go through a deep dive in different technical areas with the team here.

Second meeting: you will meet the hiring manager for a deeper technical conversation. This is also an opportunity for you to learn about Rovio, the wider team and the specifics of the role.

Final round: You will be meeting other members of the game team and our aim is to get a clear overview of how you would fit with our working culture, your ambitions and where we can help each other develop and see how you will work in a larger team.

Please send your CV in English

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