Lead Systems Programmer

As the Lead Systems Programmer, you will play a key role in shaping and evolving the core systems that drive our games technical foundation. This is a hands-on leadership role, balancing individual technical contribution with coaching and developing a team of engineers.

You will lead a team of programmers who are responsible for evolving our engine and its core systems such as spawning, memory management, job scheduling, threading frameworks, streaming, TRCs, while profiling, debugging, and optimizing across PC and current-generation consoles. Your work will influence both the project and shared engine technology across the studio in both the short and longer term vision of the project. You will exercise autonomy within the technical direction of the project.

What you'll do:

Technical Leadership

• Own and evolve core runtime systems, ensuring stability, performance, and scalability.
• Make day-to-day systems-level decisions in collaboration with the Technical Director and Technical Art Director.
• Drive technical standards, code quality, and best practices across the team.
• Profile, debug, and optimize the game on PC and consoles.
• Contribute improvements to shared systems to benefit the wider studio.

Team Leadership & Career Growth

• Mentor and support your direct reports, fostering professional growth. As their manager you are responsible for the entire employee life cycle and everything in between.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration within the team.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Provide constructive feedback and career guidance.
• Ensure the team thrives within the project's technical direction.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work closely with producers and other leads to maintain smooth project execution.
• Remove blockers and support high team productivity.
• Advocate for technical excellence across disciplines.
• Align your team with broader project goals.
• Facilitate effective cross-team communication.

Who you are:

• Experienced professional programmer in the gaming industry.
• Strong C++ and low-level systems expertise.
• Experience working with games engines in shipped titles or a live project.
• Experience working with proprietary engines is a plus.
• At least one current generation console title shipped.
• Experience with Console platform SDKs.
• Leadership experience with a focus on mentoring technical teams.
• Deep understanding of console architectures and performance constraints.
• Strong communicator and collaborative team player.
• Commitment to code quality, testing, and robust systems.

Note: Research shows under-represented groups in the industry (especially women) might not apply to a job if they don't check off every requirement. At Avalanche, we're more about your drive to learn and interest in tackling challenges than what's on your resume So don't stress if you don't tick every box— shoot us your application anyway Diverse opinions and different experiences are what make our teams so great, not itemized lists of qualifications.

The Stockholm location

Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city's game industry. It's a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. It has everything you need to make it your creative base camp.

Our values

At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. But that's not exclusive to our games, so we're committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers have a shared responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully. Being part of our world is not contingent on your heritage, your gender, or sexual orientation. It's all about your passion and creativity.

How to apply

To apply for this position, provide your CV in English. We review applications continuously. All further studio-related information is provided under a non-disclosure agreement.

At Avalanche Studios Group we're always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our passionate team, but please note that relocation assistance is not available for this role.