If you’re looking to make the best co-op games in the world, you’ve come to the right place. We're proud to have some of the best game makers and collaborators in the industry working with us. What's more, we're a fun bunch of game developers, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Our games are not for everyone. Are they for you?
We’re expanding our gameplay programming team and looking for an experienced developer who cares about writing clean, performant, and maintainable code, and who wants to support those around them.
You’ll be joining a collaborative team of engineers, designers, and artists who enjoy solving complex problems together. We’re not just looking for someone who can write code — we’re looking for someone who can shape systems, guide teammates, and balance clarity, performance, and creativity in everything they do.
We use a heavily customized version of Stingray, and our development is primarily in C++. The focus is on building gameplay systems that are reliable, scalable, and performant; particularly for multiplayer and live service environments. This is a hands-on role with plenty of room to take ownership and work on how our features and systems evolve.
Design, implement, and maintain gameplay systems and features in C++.
Build dynamic systems that interact in overlapping, emergent ways.
Write gameplay code that is clean, scalable, and performance-aware
Profile and optimize systems to keep frame time, memory, and networking stable.
Debug complex gameplay issues, from multi-system interactions to edge cases.
Collaborate with design, QA, and production to ensure features deliver both technically and for players.
Help maintain consistent standards through code reviews, discussions, and technical guidance.
Contribute to a healthy, collaborative team culture by sharing knowledge and supporting peers.
Act as a point of clarity in design and implementation, supporting alignment across the team.
Work with industry-standard tools for production tracking (e.g., Jira, Confluence) to keep work transparent and traceable.
Write and maintain documentation that makes systems, workflows, and decisions clear to the team.
Excellent C++ skills and deep experience in a game engine context.
5+ years of hands-on experience developing gameplay features and systems, especially for multiplayer games (shooters a strong plus).
Strong understanding of CPU architecture, memory, and performance trade-offs — able to explain concepts like CPU caches and their impact on real-world code.
Ability to create gameplay systems that support emergent interactions
Familiarity with a broad range of development areas: gameplay, content creation, physics, animation, AI, and systems integration
Strong foundation in 3D math (linear algebra, vectors, matrices).
One or more shipped titles in a C++ environment (custom engine or Unreal).
Experience with live service development and maintaining code post-launch.
Fluency in written and spoken English
Familiarity with ECS architectures
Experience building developer tools or improving workflows.
Experience shipping on consoles like PS4/PS5 or Xbox Series X|S.
Comfortable with Git and modern development practices.
You enjoy solving hard problems and sharing what you learn.
You care about writing maintainable code that others can understand and extend.
You’re collaborative, supportive, and open to feedback — and you give it kindly too.
You’re curious, practical, and like to keep things relaxed but focused.
If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible. We ask that your application always include relevant work samples or a link to your portfolio.
We interview candidates continuously and hire when we find a good fit.
Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week with initial 6 month probation period.
Location: Office first, hybrid solution possible. You need to be eligible to work in Sweden.
We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find dogs and occasionally some cats around.
Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 100+ people, best known for our co-op titles. Despite our size, we remain a friendly and down to earth bunch, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together.
Located in a newly built, custom-tailored offices on the Hammarby Kaj waterfront, we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. A thriving game dev scene, along with all types of activities are immediately available on our doorstep.
Our talented developers are crucial to our success, therefore we put a lot of emphasis in creating and maintaining a prosperous culture. We’re committed to open and transparent communication. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated - the ceiling for creative discussions is high.
We also have numerous work benefits for all our employees. You can read about them here!
“A game for everyone is a game for no one”
Arrowhead Game Studios is located in Stockholm, Sweden and we are a game developer focusing on creating immersive games for Console and PC. We have a team of ambitious, friendly and fun-loving developers challenging the game industry, while aiming to deliver an entertaining and high quality gaming experience. We’re most known for our co-op games and are the developers behind Magicka™, The Showdown Effect™, Gauntlet™ and Helldivers™.
Believability, Sociality and Playfulness.
These are the design pillars we take seriously here at Arrowhead. They mean that we aim to create games that have believable world design, gameplay that creates social connections between players and a playful approach to the game where you feel as if you are immersed in a fantasy. Arrowhead is always on the lookout for developers to act upon these pillars in developing our future AAA console title.
By challenging the creativity of the players, we create memorable experiences with humor and social interaction, that leaves you with stories to tell. We are known for our uncompromising game mechanics and intense cooperative gameplay, and are well underway of our next project: a 3rd person shooter featuring next-gen graphics, innovative co-op and agency for the community to alter the course of the game. This AAA game will share the satirical humor that fans of our previous games know and love.
Each team member at Arrowhead is passionate about making a kickass effort in order to create great games. To achieve this, we believe it is important to have dedicated, friendly and helpful people around you. We offer a driven and creative environment where small cross-disciplinary teams work tightly together to provide next generation game play experiences.
Are you interested in joining our kickass team? You can find all our current job openings on our jobs website: https://jobs.arrowheadgamestudios.com/
