We are working on Cities: Skylines II and developing future city builder and management titles with unprecedented scale and detail. We are looking for a Senior Game Programmer to join our engineering team. You will work closely with the Technical Director to architect complex systems, ensuring our code is performant, scalable, and moddable.
What you will be doing:
Architect and implement complex gameplay and system features using C# and Unity for PC and Consoles.
Participate in high-level technical design, ensuring the codebase remains scalable and modular as the project grows.
Solve challenging technical problems, from deep optimization to handling platform-specific constraints.
Collaborate daily with other programmers, designers, and artists to turn abstract concepts into high-performance mechanics.
The skills you need to have:
Extensive professional experience in game programming, with a shipped title on PC or Console.
Expert proficiency in C# and the Unity ecosystem.
Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and the game development process.
A high degree of independence: You can take complex features from concept to completion.
Clear communication skills to explain technical constraints and solutions to the wider team.
How to stand out from the crowd:
Experience with Unity’s Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS), including ECS, Jobs, and Burst.
Strong knowledge of memory management and performance optimization for large-scale simulations.
Experience developing specifically for current-gen consoles (Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2).
Experience with CI/CD workflows and build automation.
Our office is located within a walking distance from downtown Tampere. Due to the highly collaborative nature of the work, we expect you to be able to work at the office.
If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don’t match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Iceflake and Paradox might compensate for this.
Paradox Interactive is a leading, global publisher of deep, replayable games.
We create intellectually challenging games, with long lifespans and a vibrant player communities. Our heart and soul lies in strategy and management games but we occasionally make calculated bets in other genres where we believe there is break-out potential.
Our steadily-growing portfolio includes titles from established series like Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis, Stellaris and Hearts of Iron. Millions of people from all over the world play our games every month, and participate in their continuous development through their purchases and insights they share with us.
Paradox offices are located in Sweden, France, Netherlands, Finland, and each houses creative staff, skilled in a wide variety of areas of expertise. No matter the specialization, each of us contributes to giving our players the best game experiences and value for their money and time.
Everyone at Paradox is expected to know our players, why they love our games and have an awareness of how their work impacts them in the end. We foster highly-engaged communities, where we encourage our fans to share their sentiment, and empower our colleagues to turn that feedback into action that benefits both our business and fans.
If that sounds good, and you share our vision, we’d love you to join us. Check out our career page: https://career.paradoxplaza.com/#jobs
