Job description
We're working with a well-established game development studio based in Guildford as they recruit for a Senior Backend Programmer to work on a new unannounced AAA project.
With a leadership team of industry veterans, the studio is building a strong, positive culture in an ultramodern studio space in Guildford, with a world-class team who are about to embark on an exciting project.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will report to the Lead Backend Programmer and handle designing and developing scalable and robust systems to support the studio's new free-to-play game being made in Unreal Engine.
Your responsibilities...
* Design and build scalable and robust systems to enable and support the game
* Collaborate with other stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements
* Mentor junior team members
* Contribute to the development of deployment infrastructure
* Work closely with fellow devs and producers
The skills and experience you'll bring to the role...
* Experienced in designing and developing microservice architectures for scalable, maintainable backend systems
* Proficiency in Kotlin, including familiarity with Spring Boot or similar frameworks
* Solid understanding of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
* Experience with real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebSockets, gRPC) and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
* Expertise in test-driven development with a focus on high-quality outcomes
* Experience developing game backend architectures (state management, real-time player interactions, high load), including systems that support matchmaking, leaderboards, in-game economies, etc.
* Strong independence, analytical abilities, and a sense of ownership
* Proven track record of delivering highly scalable systems into production
* Excellent communication skills in English
* Experience with Unreal Engine is a plus but not essential
Perks and benefits include...
* 25 days annual leave
* Health insurance for you and your family
* Life insurance
* Pension
* Wellbeing perks
* Employee discounts package
* Social events