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Are you passionate about games, research, and how to best combine the two? Then come join the User Research team at Paradox Interactive and help us make our games better! Paradox’s User Research team does user experience research for all our games, both developed and published by Paradox. As a midlevel User Researcher, you will be responsible for conducting a variety of research activities. Your research will support the decision-making of our game developers. Your work will be critical in helping us understand the needs and behaviours of our users. You will also get to take an active role in developing our methodology, testing environment, and help us build one of the best User Research teams in the industry. Our current UR team consists of eight people. What you will do: - Design and lead research studies from planning to reporting - Define methods and prepare protocols, surveys, and guides - Align with stakeholders on goals, scope, and timelines - Collect and analyze data using reliable approaches - Synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights - Present results and updates in a clear, engaging way What we are looking for: - Experience with user research, service design, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction, or equivalent - Having worked with a wide range of qualitative research methods such as — playtesting, interviews, surveys, focus groups, diary studies etc. - Comfortable coordinating stakeholders, other researchers, and participants simultaneously when conducting research - Experience in Quantitative Research - Excellent written and spoken communication skills (English) - 2-3 years relevant experience in games industry - Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology or related fields - Strong personal interest in gaming and market trends On a personal level you’re passionate about helping others succeed. You find communication with people of different professions (game design, production, marketing) inspiring and you have a strong sense of self-leadership. You enjoy the balancing act between conducting sound research and delivering objective, actionable results with tight time-frames, and don’t mind challenging established views. You’ll work alongside designers, developers, and fellow researchers to ensure games are fun, intuitive, and engaging—because we believe the best games are made when players are part of the process. Practical information Scope: This is a 12-month fixed term employment Reports to: Head of User Research Location: This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden. If you think that this description matches your background, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously for this position. In your application, please show us why your previous experiences and skills would work for this role and why you are interested in working at Paradox. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude a

About the role We are looking for a UI Programmer to join the UX team on Crusader Kings III. In this role you will be the bridge between design and game, turning UX concepts and UI art into interfaces that make CK3's deep systems feel inviting and clear to players. You will work across both the C++ game layer and our in-house UI scripting language, and collaborate closely with designers, artists, and programmers throughout every feature cycle. What you will be doing - Design and implement user interfaces - text displays, HUDs, menus, and in-game elements - from concept to shipped feature - Use our in-house UI scripting language to build interfaces that reflect design intent and connect to the game API - Implement game-side data models that feed the UI layer - Debug and maintain the UI to ensure a stable, performant product across supported platforms - Collaborate closely with UX designers, UI artists, gameplay programmers, and audio throughout the full feature cycle - Participate in estimations, task breakdowns, code reviews, and retrospectives - Contribute to the project's UI style guide, design patterns, and shared components, and help teammates grow in UI scripting - Take on non-UI tasks when the project needs it What we are looking for Required - Professional experience as a UI programmer, gameplay programmer with UI focus, or similar role in game development - Ability to learn and become productive in new scripting languages, including domain-specific UI scripting languages - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English - A passion for making interfaces accessible to a broad player base - Genuine interest in UI and game design, and enjoyment of close collaboration with designers and artists Nice to have - Experience with C++ in a game development context - Strong knowledge of UI design patterns - Experience with UI performance profiling and optimization - Familiarity with Paradox Development Studio games, especially Crusader Kings III, as a player or modder - Interest in history, particularly the medieval period Who you are You care about the player experience and are driven to iterate until something feels right. You are positive, responsible, and enjoy the challenge of translating complex systems into clear, satisfying interfaces. You thrive in a collaborative environment where designers, artists, and engineers work closely together. The team You will be part of the UX Design discipline on Crusader Kings III, reporting to the Managing Design Lead. Your closest day-to-day collaborators will be UX designers and UI artists, with frequent work alongside gameplay programmers, game designers, audio, QA

We are developing an ambitious simulation game with unprecedented scale and detail. We are looking for a graphics programmer who can help us create stunning, high-performance visuals by optimizing our art pipeline and implementing cutting-edge rendering features to define the look and feel of our 3d world. What you will be doing: - Work closely with artists and other engineers to bring our artistic vision to life. - Write custom shaders and optimize the rendering performance of a massive, dynamic environment. - Dive deep into our rendering pipeline, based on Unity’s HDRP. - Use your technical ability to find the perfect balance between visual fidelity and running smoothly on our target hardware. The skills you need to have: - Strong understanding of modern rendering pipelines and algorithms, including physically-based rendering. - Proficiency with shader programming, including compute. - Experience with C#, C++, or a similar language. - Collaborative spirit: You enjoy working with artists to achieve a shared visual goal. How to stand out from the crowd: - Experience with Unity HDRP. - Knowledge of performance analysis and optimization tools (e.g. PIX or RenderDoc). - Familiarity with Unity DOTS. 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 looking for a Legal Counsel to join the legal team and support the business across the group. If you have a strong interest in business law and want to work closely with an international gaming business, this is an opportunity to grow within a listed company operating in a genuinely creative and fun industry. Your mission As Legal Counsel, you will support the business with legal advice across a broad range of business matters. Your work will include areas such as: - Corporate law and capital markets law - Commercial agreements, including development, publishing and vendor agreements - Corporate governance - Support in M&A-related matters You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of legal processes, templates and ways of working, including the use of AI and legal tech tools to increase efficiency within and accessibility to the legal function. The role involves close collaboration with stakeholders across the organization as well as coordination with external legal counsel when needed. Requirements - At least 3 years of experience working with corporate law and capital markets law - Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in law - Strong business judgement and ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives - Problem-solving attitude - Excellent communication and collaboration skills - Fluent in Swedish and English, spoken and written Experience in other business law related areas, such as contract law, employment law, defamation and content law, consumer law, intellectual property, licensing and data protection is an advantage. Also, experience within media, tech or gaming is considered a merit, and experience in AI and legal tech is a bonus. If you believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we review candidates on a continuous basis. Scope: Full-time and permanent with 6 months probation period Reports to: Chief Financial Officer Location: Stockholm, Sweden Remote status: Office-based

Are you passionate about strategy games? Do you have a solid C++ background? Paradox Development Studio is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Gameplay Programmer to join our dedicated team working on our latest grand strategy project, Victoria 3. At Paradox, we are a vibrant mix of game developers and publishers, known worldwide for our strategy games. We're passionate about our gamers, with an active player base of over five million each month across the globe. We bring our games to life, creating immersive experiences for our ever-growing community. We invite you to contribute to Victoria 3, a game that simulates a transformative century, starting from 1836. Your input will directly impact the game mechanics and systems, bringing to life our representation of global population dynamics, industrial revolution, and diplomatic endeavors on a grand scale. The skills we are looking for: - Strong proficiency in C++, with the ability to develop and maintain well-engineered code, focusing on stability and performance. - Demonstrated problem-solving abilities, with the aptitude to take full ownership of features from understanding the design to implementing the code. Plan and scope your own work with a high degree of independence, and flag risks early - Fluent in English, both written and spoken, to effectively collaborate in our international team. - Strong communication and teamwork skills, capable of contributing positively to team dynamics and achieving project goals. Leadership ambitions are a strong merit. - Comfortable with Git and Visual Studio - Experience in using AI tools for development or an interest in learning Working at Paradox means being part of a team that values creativity and quality, where you can make a difference and shape the world of strategy gaming. We embrace our nerdy culture, regularly interact with our fans through forums and events, and end each Friday with a social hour to unwind and connect. If you're ready to take ownership of your work and grow as a game developer, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and embark on an exciting journey with Paradox and the Victoria team!

Are you passionate about graphics technology and creating immersive gaming experiences? Do you have a strong C++ background and a deep understanding of 3D graphics and GPU technologies? Join our Engine & Tools team as an Engine Graphics Programmer , where you’ll help build and enhance the technical foundation for our games. At Paradox, we are a vibrant mix of game developers and publishers, known worldwide for our strategy games. We're passionate about our gamers, with an active player base of over five million each month across the globe. We bring our games to life, creating immersive experiences for our ever-growing community. What You'll Do As an Engine Graphics Programmer, you will help design, implement, and maintain advanced graphical systems that bring our games to life. You’ll collaborate with game programmers, artists, and content designers to optimize their workflows and ensure high-quality visuals across platforms. Key Responsibilities - Help design, implement, and optimize graphical features, shaders, and rendering backends. - Work closely with technical leads, game developers, and artists to align engine functionality with creative goals. - Ensure systems meet performance benchmarks and run efficiently across platforms. What We’re Looking For - 3+ Years of C++ Programming Experience, Preferably in the game industry. - Expertise in 3D Graphics & GPU Tech with strong knowledge of rendering pipelines, HLSL, and compute shaders. - Experience with proprietary game engines and rendering APIs like DirectX12 and Vulkan. - Ability to diagnose and resolve complex performance issues. - Comfortable working with multithreaded environments. - Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly in English. Working at Paradox means being part of a team that values creativity and quality, where you can make a difference and shape the world of strategy gaming. We embrace our nerdy culture, regularly interact with our fans through forums and events, and end each Friday with a social hour to unwind and connect. If you're ready to take ownership of your work and grow as a game developer, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and embark on an exciting journey with Paradox and the Engine & Tools team!

As a Community Ambassador for management games, you help build and maintain an engaged player community by supporting community engagement, moderation, and communication efforts across relevant platforms. Responsibilities include encouraging discussions, sharing game updates, supporting events and community initiatives, gathering player feedback, and identifying trends and opportunities within the community. Working closely with the Community Manager, you contribute to executing the community strategy and help ensure a positive, welcoming player experience. This is a flexible, part-time freelance role, with hours varying based on community activity and game needs. Generally up to a maximum of 20 hours. Key Responsibilities - Build and grow an engaged player community by fostering meaningful interactions and maintaining an active presence across social media, forums, Discord, Reddit, Steam, and other community platforms. - Manage community communications and social channels, including moderation, content creation, and brand representation, while ensuring a welcoming and approachable community environment. - Drive player engagement initiatives through discussions, events, campaigns, game updates, community content, betas, and other activities that encourage participation. - Monitor community sentiment, trends, and feedback, identifying opportunities and concerns while sharing useful insights with the relevant internal teams. - Measure and report on community performance, providing analysis and recommendations to support community growth and engagement goals. Required Qualifications - Proficiency in English with strong communication skills, both written and spoken. - Experience moderating or contributing to online gaming communities. - Ability to create clear and engaging copy for community updates,social media posts and announcements. Desirable Qualifications - Experience managing social media accounts, including planning and creating content. - Interest in management, simulation, tycoon, or strategy games. - Familiarity with Paradox Interactive or similar publishers. - Familiarity with Discord, Reddit, Twitter/X, Facebook, and Steam. - Experience creating community content (guides, memes, videos) and using tools like Photoshop or video editing software. Working with Paradox means being part of a team that values creativity and quality, where you can make a difference and grow our management games. We embrace our nerdy culture and regularly interact with our fans through forums and events. Practical Information <strong id="docs-internal-guid-e0a4b2f8-7fff-3fd

We are developing Cities: Skylines II, an ambitious simulation game with unprecedented scale and detail. We are looking for a Game Producer to help us manage the complexity of this massive urban simulation. You will be the one handling the daily logistics and schedules that keep development on track, while serving as the vital link between our internal developers and the Paradox teams handling publishing and marketing. What you will be doing: - Manage the day-to-day activities of the development team, keeping everyone focused and moving forward. - Maintain and track project timelines, ensuring milestones are reached without losing sight of the big picture. - Facilitate communication across different teams, helping to turn high-level goals into actionable tasks. - Identify potential issues early and support the team by removing blockers to keep development moving. - Work closely with Paradox publishing and marketing teams to align publishing milestones with the studio's development schedule, keeping communication clear and timelines realistic. The skills you need to have: - Solid experience in project management, team coordination, or a similar production-focused role. - Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage complex timelines across multiple departments. - Strong communication skills with a focus on providing clarity and maintaining a positive team environment. - A proactive mindset where you look ahead and catch problems before they cause delays. - Ability to balance the needs of the development team with the requests of external stakeholders. - Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, or similar software. How to stand out from the crowd: - Background in game development giving you a better grasp of the production cycle and player experience. - A deep personal interest in simulation, city builder, or management games. - Experience coordinating with external partners, outsourcing vendors, or third-party development teams. - Proven ability to stay organized in an environment where priorities can shift quickly. Our office is located within walking distance of downtown Tampere. Due to the highly collaborative nature of our work, we expect you to be able to work at the office. If you think this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we interview candidates continuously. If you don’t match every single requirement, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude, and interest in Iceflake and Paradox might compensate for this.

Your Mission The Producer for White Wolf makes sure our team has everything they need to make outstanding releases while staying on time, within budget, and at the quality our players expect. This is a production and project management role, not a creative direction one. The craft this role brings to the team is structure; anticipating where work will stall, sequencing it so it doesn't, and keeping internal teams and external partners aligned. You stay steady when timelines compress and bring order without slowing the work down. This role sits at the intersection where creative work, fast-paced schedules, cross-functional relationships, and production tools come together, helping a growing team bring our games of supernatural horror to generations of fans. What We Offer The newly relaunched White Wolf studio is a small, talented, and award-winning group of roleplaying game and IP developers working on the World of Darkness and its associated lines such as Vampire: The Masquerade . This role has the charter of crafting our development processes from the ground up, and driving a highly skilled team to fulfill our ambitious plans set in equal part by serious dedication to the craft, and the commitment to fun, community, and collaboration that underscores our tabletop roleplaying roots. Key Responsibilities - Build and run project plans and schedules across multiple releases, tracking progress against milestones and holding projects to their timelines. - Run team rituals such as stand-ups, planning sessions, project gates, and milestone reviews, driving action items and decisions to conclusion. - Coordinate art commissioning and writing needs with internal leads and external freelancers, giving contributors clear briefs, dependencies, and deadlines. - Keep design, editorial, and art aligned, ensuring feedback, approvals, and deliverables flow smoothly across internal and external partners. - Coordinate with print and production partners through to manufacturing and release. - Own all internal preparation for events and other public-facing developer needs such as dev diaries. - Communicate status, risks, and changes clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams. Requirements - Demonstrable success in a producer or project manager role, coordinating multiple concurrent projects on product teams, ideally with external or freelance pipelines. - Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through. You track every commitment and close every loop. - A proven ability to drive schedules and hold timelines under tight constraints. - Working familiarity with the creative development process and coordinating how design, writing, and art come together without acting as a creative lead. - Solid grasp of resource management, capacity planning, and workflow logic like dependencies, sequencing, and realistic thresholds. - Composure and steady communication under deadline pressure. - Flexibility, availability, and willingness to travel are essential. - Comfortable operating within an established creative direction. - Strong communication and organizational skills, and the credibility to be someone partners look forward to working with. </l

We are developing Cities: Skylines II, an ambitious simulation game with unprecedented scale and detail. We are looking for a QA Analyst to help us track bugs, manage our external testing partners, and keep our builds stable. Your main focus will be finding issues before they reach players and making sure the game is polished and fun to play. What you will be doing: - Test new features to find bugs, edge cases, and areas that need polish. - Write clear, detailed bug reports so the development team knows exactly what went wrong and how to recreate it. - Verify bug fixes and test updated builds to ensure resolved issues don't slip back into the game. - Playtest the game regularly to provide feedback from a player’s perspective on balance, usability, and the overall fun factor. - Act as a point of contact for our external testing partners, guiding their daily focus and answering their questions. - Keep the team updated on the game's current stability and highlight any critical risks as soon as they arise. The skills you need to have: - Hands-on QA experience within a game development studio, or other relevant experience. - A sharp eye for detail and a natural curiosity for figuring out how to break game features. - Experience using bug-tracking software (like Jira) to log, track, and organize issues. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex bugs clearly to both technical and non-technical team members and external partners. How to stand out from the crowd: - A deep passion for city builders, management, or strategy games, with the gameplay hours to prove it. - Experience with console testing, including the console certification process. - Experience with test automation and CI/CD pipelines, especially Jenkins. - Data analysis skills and the ability to dig into telemetry to track down technical issues or player trends. Our office is located within walking distance of downtown Tampere. Due to the highly collaborative nature of our work, we expect you to be able to work at the office. If you think this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we interview candidates continuously. If you don’t match every single requirement, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude, and interest in Iceflake and Paradox might compensate for this.

We welcome spontaneous applications from talented Game Programmers and are always keen to stay in touch with people in our industry. If your profile matches our current or future programming needs, we may reach out to you. Iceflake Studios is developing Cities: Skylines II , an ambitious simulation game with unprecedented scale and detail. We are always on the lookout for talented Game Programmers who thrive on autonomy and collaboration. You will join a supportive team where your voice is genuinely heard—you won’t just be executing tasks, but actively making technical decisions and working closely with designers, artists, and QA to shape the game. What you will be doing: - Design and build robust gameplay systems from scratch using C# and Unity. - Optimize features to ensure the simulation runs smoothly at a massive scale. - Collaborate with designers and artists to turn abstract concepts into playable mechanics. - Be part of developing the next big Paradox management titles. The skills you need to have: - Strong proficiency in C# and the Unity ecosystem. - Up-to-date understanding of technologies used in games. - A sense of independence where you can take a feature from concept to completion. - Ability to estimate tasks accurately and communicate technical constraints to non-technical colleagues. How to stand out from the crowd: - Deep passion for management, strategy, or simulation games. - Prior professional experience shipping games on PC or Console. - Experience with Unity’s Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS), including ECS, Jobs, and Burst. - Experience with other programming languages or modding. - Experience with CI/CD setup and build pipelines (e.g., Jenkins). 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.

We are developing Cities: Skylines II, an ambitious simulation game with unprecedented scale and detail. We are looking for a Game Designer to help us manage, expand, and balance the intricate, interconnected systems of this massive city builder. Your main focus will be turning deep mechanics into a fun and engaging experience for players. What you will be doing: - Design and balance gameplay systems, simulation mechanics, and the game's economy. - Analyze how the existing simulation works, and collaborate with other designers and programmers to add new features without disrupting the broader game balance. - Work with programmers to get a good understanding of how systems are structured and turn design ideas into actual gameplay - Make sure deep systems are easy for players to understand and fun to play with. The skills you need to have: - Experience working in a game engine, preferably Unity. - Great math and logic skills, meaning you can figure out how changing one number or feature affects the whole game. - Good with Excel or Google Sheets to balance the game's economy. - Able to read and understand basic code or scripts so you can talk easily with our programmers. - A good understanding of what makes games fun, so the systems you design are enjoyable to play. How to stand out from the crowd: - Experience making strategy, simulation, or city-builder games. - Knowing how to write C# code to test and prototype your own ideas in Unity. - A deep passion for city builders, management, or strategy games, with the gameplay hours to prove it. Our office is located within walking distance of downtown Tampere. Due to the highly collaborative nature of our work, we expect you to be able to work at the office. If you think this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we interview candidates continuously. If you don’t match every single requirement, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude, and interest in Iceflake and Paradox might compensate for this.