Senior System Developer to Wanderword

Wanderword was founded in 2018 by gaming industry veterans Peter Zetterberg and Thomas Lindgren, backed by Jacob Dalborg, the former Bonnier Books CEO and Peter Levin, another Swedish game industry veteran. The business idea, interactive audio entertainment, was sprung out of a hobby project Peter Zetteberg has worked on since 2012. Wanderword is the market leader in interactive audio entertainment with a combination of its patent based platform and editor and its interactive audio entertainment studio, developing content based on its own IPs, such as Cursed Painting, 63rd & Wallace, 525 Winchester and Bluurb, to mention a few and a number of licensed IP from world leading publishing houses/IP owners within interactive audio games and interactive audio books.

The company has its development studio in Boden, Sweden and creative and business development offices in Stockholm and Seattle. Wanderword’s mission is to inspire the world to become active listeners and through its rich and diverse portfolio and is committed to delivering seamless and engaging stories to users of all ages and abilities.

Our location
Our studio is located in the north part of Sweden in the city of Boden in the county of Norrbotten and in detail, in the middle of Boden Business Park (GPS: 65°45'28.5"N 21°45'38.5"E).

Norrbotten County is the home of the Aurora Borealis (northern lights) where Boden in the same time is in the middle of the north Sweden gaming scene at the heart of many of the transport and logistic routes.
Boden have warm summers where the sun shines 24/7 and cold crispy winters with plenty of snow. E.g. you can use the surfboard on the summer and snowboard on the winter within 20 minutes by car :-)

Furthermore, by situating ourselves in the rapidly developing region, we are at the heart of innovation, with support from the local education programs as well as our proximity to Luleå University of Technology.

Your new challenge
As a Senior System Developer you will be the lead developer for Wanderword’s industry leading platform, used to develop interactive audio entertainment products. Being lead developer includes coaching and mentoring your team of colleagues as well as ensuring a structured and organised development process. The platform will be used for both in-house content development as well as be licensed to 3rd parties, which will mean having a good way of structuring your support and maintenance.

You will work closely with the Head of Studio to plan the product road map and production. You will motivate what tools you think that the company should use to create the most efficient development process, delivering the quality expected. Setting up a structure, architecture and guidelines for documentation will be an important part of preparing the platform to be licensed to external parties.

Who are we looking for?
We think you have five years or more of proven system development experience and if you also have some kind of experience in working with or developing game engines such as Unity, Unreal, Frostbite or similar engines it would be great. You have good English skills and excellent initiative, self-motivation, organizational and problem solving skills, with the ability to drive direction and development.

You probably have a degree in systems science and we also think that you are passionate about learning everything about our products.

Read more about us at:
wanderword.net

If you have any questions about the position please contact:
Recruitment consultant, Peder Hansson @ Terminalen on phone +46 730 26 80 30 or via e-mail peder.hansson@terminalen.nu

If you are applying for this position and wish to move to Boden, Sweden we can in this recruitment actively support you and your family in the relocation issues that may arise. Read more about these relocation services at terminal5.nu.
Interviews are ongoing and the position can be filled before the application deadline so do not wait to submit your application.

We welcome your confidential application, in English or Swedish, at the latest of 19h of October 2020 through https://terminalen.nu/rekryteringar/?jobid=119812&language=en_GB

NOTE! We do not accept applications by e-mail. Only through our web site on the link above.

Are you ready for the adventure of your lifetime?