Game Development Backend Specialist

2 days ago


Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden Geoguessr AB Full time

**Our Mission**

  At GeoGuessr, we aim to build an incredible team that crafts new ways for our dedicated players to experience our fantastic geography games. We believe in creating a workplace that is enjoyable and rewarding for our employees.

We're looking for a skilled backend developer to join our cross-functional team responsible for building and maintaining our gaming backend and services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in C#, experience with HTTP, and familiarity with modern development concepts.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Implement game logic, manage and persist game state, and expose functionality through robust APIs and sockets
  • Work closely with developers and designers to improve our game
  • Collaborate with the team to ensure the scalability and reliability of our services

What We Look For:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience with C# in various projects
  • Experience with HTTP, working with APIs and sockets
  • Broad experience from different databases (Redis, MongoDB, Dynamo)
  • Familiarity with modern development concepts like CI/CD, testing, etc.
  • A university degree in computer science or equivalent experience


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