Senior Backend Developer

1 month ago


Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Aardvark Swift Recruitment Ltd Full time
Senior Backend Developer

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Developer to join our team at Aardvark Swift Recruitment Ltd. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for designing and developing scalable and robust systems to support our 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 analyze requirements
  • Mentor junior team members
  • Contribute to the development of deployment infrastructure
  • Work closely with fellow developers and producers
The Skills and Experience You'll Bring:
  • Experience 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:
  • 25 days annual leave
  • Health insurance for you and your family
  • Life insurance
  • Pension
  • Wellbeing perks
  • Employee discounts package
  • Social events


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