Backend Development Manager

We are now looking to strengthen our development organization with a Backend Development Manager who will lead and coordinate our backend development teams. This is a senior, high-impact role for someone who wants responsibility, influence, and real operational ownership within one of the studio’s most critical functions.

The Role

As Backend Resource Manager, you will be responsible for planning, structuring, and optimizing our backend development capacity to meet ambitious production goals. You will oversee both ongoing in-house game production and new, exciting game development initiatives, ensuring we have the right people on the right priorities at the right time.

You will act as the primary point of contact for the management team on all backend-related planning matters, from roadmap alignment and long-term capacity planning to recruitment needs and personnel questions. This role requires a strong technical foundation combined with leadership maturity, structured thinking, and the ability to operate in a high-demand environment with senior stakeholders.

You will work closely with production leads, product owners, and senior management, balancing hands-on understanding of backend development with strategic resource planning and people leadership.

Your Key Responsibilities Include

• Planning and managing backend development resources to ensure delivery against production goals.
• Tracking, organizing and prioritizing tasks within the team
• Aligning backend capacity with roadmap priorities across both existing games and new projects.
• Leading and supporting backend developers
• Acting as the go-to contact for studio management regarding backend planning, staffing, and organizational questions.
• Driving recruitment processes for backend roles in collaboration with leadership and HR.
• Ensuring technical competence and team composition match the studio’s current and future needs.
• Balancing short-term production demands with long-term capability building.
• Continuously improving ways of working, planning processes, and cross-team collaboration.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of backend development experience, with several years in a senior or leadership capacity.
• Strong technical foundation within backend systems (preferably C# or similar environments).
• Proven experience leading developers and managing technical teams.
• Comfortable owning resource planning and making prioritization decisions in a fast-moving environment.
• Confident interacting with senior stakeholders and operating under high expectations.
• Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience from gaming, tech, or other high-performance product organizations.
• Experience scaling backend teams in growing organizations.
• Strong understanding of production planning and roadmap alignment.
• Interest in building long-term technical capability within an organization.

What We Offer

• A modern office in central Stockholm.
• High responsibility and real organizational impact.
• A fast-moving environment in a growing company with smart, driven colleagues.
• Clear expectations, real ownership, and visible influence on studio success.
• Wellbeing perks including wellness allowance and regular in-office massage.

Practical Details

This is an on-site position in Stockholm. Unfortunately, we cannot assist with relocation or visa sponsorship.

If you would like more information or have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact our recruitment consultant Elin Lidström at Novare, email:  elin.lidstrom@novare.se

Ready to Join the Game Makers?

Apply now! We review applications on a rolling basis.