Senior Backend Engineer

3 weeks ago


Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom Wargaming Full time

Are you a highly skilled Software Engineer looking for a new challenge? 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 Responsibilities will include:

  • Designing and building microservice architectures to produce scalable, maintainable backend systems
  • Gathering and analyzing requirements with other stakeholders
  • Leading and mentoring junior colleagues
  • Helping develop deployment infrastructure
  • Collaborating with game developers, DevOps engineers, and producers

You should 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

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

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


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