About The Role

Are you passionate about creating seamless and robust multiplayer experiences? Join our innovative team in Stockholm as a Network Programmer to shape the online backbone for an ambitious new game currently in active development.

As a Network Programmer, you will be crucial in ensuring our multiplayer experience is technically sound, reliable, and ready for deployment. Your mission will be to build, optimize, and maintain the networking infrastructure that powers our game's online features.

What you'll do

Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable networking libraries for core multiplayer features
Collaborating closely with various disciplines to define requirements and align on technical implementations
Refactoring existing solutions and transforming prototype features into production-ready systems
Identifying and addressing technical shortcomings in our networking approach with well-engineered solutions
Creating robust tools for debugging, profiling, and optimizing network performance
Educating team members on best practices for using shared networking technologies, empowering them to leverage their full potential

Who you are

Deep understanding of modern C++ within the context of Unreal Engine, including memory management, macros, and coding standards
Proven experience with Unreal Engine’s replication system, actor lifecycle in a networked environment, and implementing RPCs
3+ years of experience in multiplayer programming, with at least one shipped title
Experience working with platform-specific online subsystems such as Steam, PSN, and Xbox Live
Experience with packet profiling, bandwidth optimization, and managing network relevance and culling in large-scale environments
Strong coordination skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration and fluency in English
Experience with the Gameplay Ability System (GAS) and its built-in networking capabilities
Experience extending or overriding the UNetDriver or implementing custom DataBunch serialization
Experience with dedicated server orchestration (Agones, AWS GameLift) or Matchmaking services
Experience with networked physics and client-side prediction/reconciliation
Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment

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