Backend Technical Lead

1 week ago


Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Wargaming Full time
Required Skills and Qualifications

We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Technical Lead to join our team at DPS Games. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of game-specific architectures, particularly microservices and actor systems. Your expertise will help design efficient, low-latency data exchange systems between clients and servers. You will also have experience in promoting effective development processes, fostering collaboration, adherence to clean code practices, and test-driven development.

In addition to these skills, we are looking for candidates with expertise in cloud infrastructures to manage large-scale game services. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and other containerization/orchestration tools is required. You will also need to communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders. If you're passionate about building scalable and high-performance backend systems, we encourage you to apply.

We offer an estimated salary range of £100,000-£130,000 per year, depending on experience, plus benefits tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits include 5 weeks of annual leave, health insurance, pension contribution, mental well-being program, wellbeing perks, career development opportunities, employee discounts, personal gaming account, company events, seniority awards, referral program, and more.

About Wargaming:

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide. Our diverse team works together to deliver top-class experiences to millions of players who enjoy our titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Tanks Blitz.

This is a hybrid role, with 3 days of work from the office.

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