Senior Software Engineer

CCP Games is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Engineering team in beautiful Reykjavík.

As a successful candidate, you will take on a hybrid role focused on building and owning critical components of CCP's data infrastructure. While this is a hands-on engineering position, it also includes responsibilities typically found in product management—such as shaping requirements, aligning priorities, and ensuring delivery readiness.

You'll be expected to lead by example: designing robust systems, writing clean code, and organizing the path from prototype to production. This includes managing the lifecycle of data features—from ideation and implementation through documentation, monitoring, and iteration.

Your Tasks:

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data solutions, including planning, development, documentation, and productionization
• Help define and prioritize data engineering work in collaboration with analysts, scientists, game developers, and other stakeholders
• Drive technical decisions, ensuring high standards of performance, maintainability, and operational excellence
• Maintain clear, organized documentation and tracking of systems, features, and service ownership

Your Profile:

• Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in software or data engineering
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, capable of translating business needs into technical execution
• Proven track record of delivering well-documented, production-grade systems in an agile environment
• A sense of ownership and experience driving projects from design through deployment
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, .NET)
• Experience with cloud-native data platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Nice to have: Experience with GraphQL APIs and/or working in the gaming industry or game-adjacent environments

What We Can Offer You:

• A multicultural work environment that encourages growth, creativity, and innovation
• Dual workstation setup and flexible work environment
• An active fun club that hosts regular staff events
• An excellent canteen that offers a weekly breakfast and lunch menu as well as drinks and snacks
• Discretionary quarterly and annual performance sharing plan
• Annual sports grant
• Mobile phone and data plan package
• Home internet
• A conditional monthly green-commuting grant
• Work environment that focuses on employee well-being
• On-site doctor - free of charge, and other on-site wellbeing services at a discounted price
• Relocation Package and Immigration sponsorship