Senior Backend Developer

1 week ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Build A Rocket Boy Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Online Programmer to join our team at Build A Rocket Boy, an independent game developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland. This is a full-time position that offers a competitive salary of $120,000 - $180,000 per annum, depending on experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing backend services for our games, integrating them with the game client and server, and collaborating with other teams to find solutions to complex problems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Communicate with cross-functional teams to align on design requirements and define APIs and game flow.
  • Integrate external and custom services into the game engine (client and server) by implementing APIs for gameplay code.
  • Maintain and upgrade matchmaking services.
  • Write maintainable, evolvable, scalable, and performant code.
  • Implement unit tests, functional tests, and load tests.
  • Add logs and metrics to monitor the health of game features, infrastructure, and services.
  • Add analytics events to better understand player behavior.
  • Understand how backend services are designed and connected to each other.
  • Debug complex service issues, identify bugs, and resolve them.
  • Prioritize, plan, and manage assigned tasks.
  • Mentor team members in your area of expertise.
Requirements
  • Extensive experience in a Backend, Online Services, or similar programmer role.
  • Strong C++ programming, architecture, and debugging skills.
  • Experience with RESTful services, distributed systems, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and scaling microservice systems.
  • Self-motivated and driven to creatively solve problems.
  • Experience with AWS GameLift.
  • Bonus: Golang programming and debugging skills.
  • Bonus: Unreal Engine development experience.


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