Senior Software Engineer

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Senior Software Engineer

SYBO is growing. We’re releasing new games, building on the massive success of Subway Surfers as the most downloaded game of all time (4 billion downloads and counting!) and continuing to excite and surprise the most important people in the world: Our players!

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Development team for Subway Surfers, specifically our Tech Pod. The Tech Pod enables the LiveOps and Feature pods to deliver great player experiences by optimizing the architecture, monitoring and improving technical health, integrating with backend systems, improving workflows and triaging and fixing complex issues. Subway Surfers is played by millions of players daily across the globe and this requires a special attention to the game's health and user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Dive deep into our systems, tools and features. Empower all development pods to create unforgettable experiences for our players.

  • Seamlessly integrate packages from our central technology group, ensuring the game runs on high-performing, stable tech.

  • Harness the power of data to understand and solve intricate problems across the tech stack.

  • Support and improve our workflows, tooling, documentation and reporting capabilities.

  • Join a culture of continuous improvement, championing software engineering best practices, such as code reviews, build processes and testing.

  • Collaborate with teammates to take us to the next level of LiveOps Experience.


Your start at SYBO

In your first month: You’ll be welcomed into the SYBO group! Your team will guide you through the game’s architecture, tech stack and systems around it.

In your first 3 months: You’ll be fully integrated and actively contributing! You will have released multiple updates, gained insights into the KPIs we use to ensure quality and performance. You are now well-positioned to suggest improvements.

In your first 12 months: You are now a very important part of the team. Together with your team you have taken ownership of the game’s technical health and innovated and improved pipelines, workflows, tooling as well as resolving any issues that came your way. .


Requirements

  • Proven experience in live game production and LiveOps responsibilities.

  • A curious mind and desire to delve into metrics and analytics, such as crash logs, stack traces and memory dumps, with the aim of analyzing and resolving live issues.

  • Proficiency in developing and enhancing pipelines via tooling, automation, scripting, etc.

  • Solid experience with Unity, build pipelines and Native/Platform development.

  • Proven experience in building applications using asynchronous programming paradigms.

  • .NET / C# APIs proficiency.


About SYBO

We're SYBO, a mobile games studio based in Copenhagen, and makers of the most downloaded mobile game of all time, Subway Surfers, with over 3 billion downloads and counting!

If you decide to join us you’ll be joining a world-class studio in the heart of Copenhagen with the possibility to do the most interesting, engaging and creative work of your life among like-minded colleagues from around the world (right now we have over 25 different nationalities). We are a playful and creative team proudly making and publishing multiple games!

We love to give you the tools you need to do the best work you can, you’ll get an awesome buffet lunch as well as snacks, fruit and drinks for our Friday Bar, as much merch as your heart desires and a fun and creative culture where everybody is heard.

Not in Copenhagen? Not a problem! We have in-house specialists to help you to relocate and feel at home in Copenhagen.

    Perks and benefits

    This job comes with several perks and benefits

    Skill development
    Skill development

    We want to take you from good to great.

    Flexible working hours
    Flexible working hours

    Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

    Maternity / paternity leave
    Maternity / paternity leave

    Kids are the future, go spend time with them.

    Free friday beers
    Free friday beers

    Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

    Near public transit
    Near public transit

    Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

    Social gatherings
    Social gatherings

    Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

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    Working at
    Sybo Games

    Sybo Games is a brand and innovation house that turns ideas into captivating and clear-cut games and spin-offs for mobile devices. They are most famous for their global game hit Subway Surfers. Working with a flat structure, every individual at Sybo Games is an expert within their domain. Every production method is kept agile: fail fast and then make things function. Because of regular team meetings, working hours are mandatory between 10-16, but you can come earlier or stay later within the controlled flexibility of the schedule. Sybo Games have monthly Friday bars and movie nights where they feature both awarded and more unorthodox B-films. The social scene is extensive and besides the obvious interest in gaming it also offers Artistic Nights with a creative focus as well as a running club.

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