Backend Systems Developer

1 day ago


Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Wargaming Full time

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in Guildford, UK.

About the Job:

We are developing a new free-to-play game in Unreal Engine and are looking for someone who can design and build scalable and robust backend systems that enable and support the game.

Your Key Responsibilities will be:

  • To design and build microservice architectures to produce scalable, maintainable backend systems
  • To gather and analyze requirements with other stakeholders
  • To lead and mentor junior colleagues
  • To help develop deployment infrastructure
  • To collaborate with game developers, DevOps engineers, and producers

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Hands-on experience of designing and developing microservice architectures
  • Kotlin proficiency, including familiarity with Spring Boot and/or its alternatives
  • A good understanding of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, gRPC etc), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ etc)
  • Experience with test-driven development with a high level of quality
  • Experience of developing game backend architectures; systems that support matchmaking, leaderboards, and in-game economies etc
  • Independent, analytical and a high level of ownership
  • Successfully delivered highly scalable systems into production
  • Strong communication skills in English

Benefits:

  • 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Onsite canteen (with an endless supply of snacks and drinks)
  • Video game areas
  • Health Insurance (including family coverage), Life Insurance, Pension contribution
  • Mental well-being program (iFeel)
  • Wellbeing perks (Mental Health Days, Dedicated Well-being room, Team of Mental Health First Aiders)
  • Career development and education opportunities within the company
  • Employee discounts
  • Personal Gaming Account
  • Company events
  • Seniority Awards
  • Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
  • Working in one of the main European hubs for game development

Location: Guildford, UK.

Estimated Salary: £90,000 - £120,000 per year depending on experience.



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