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Principal Backend Engineer - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or the EU

2 weeks, 1 day ago
Europe, United Kingdom
Full-time
Lead
Backend Engineer
Software Development
AWS Azure C# C++ CI/CD Docker Game Development GCP Go Java Kotlin Kubernetes LLM Microservices Node.js Python React SQL Terraform Unity Unreal Engine
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Climax Studios

Climax Studios

Climax Studios specializes in developing high-quality AAA video games, leveraging its extensive experience and collaboration with top industry developers to push the boundaries of gaming, including advancements in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

Internet Software & Services
51-250
Founded 1999
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Description

  • Architect backend systems and online services for major game titles.
  • Write code, support deployments, and contribute as an individual engineer.
  • Serve as the main engineering contact between MPG and external clients.
  • Translate client requirements into tasks for yourself and other team members.
  • Make technical trade-offs based on performance, schedule, and budget constraints.
  • Mentor and delegate work to help develop other engineers.
  • Estimate backend and online service costs based on projected concurrent users.
  • Promote engineering best practices across teams, including modular design, code quality, and testing.
  • Work with leadership and production to communicate risks, benefits, and roadmap direction.
  • Support the professional growth of the engineering team, including AWS certification and technical leadership.

Requirements

  • Experience in game development and having shipped multiple live games or similar products with high concurrent user counts.
  • Proven experience architecting distributed applications for hundreds of thousands of concurrent users.
  • Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, or Kotlin.
  • Experience with Python, Node.js, and React is desirable.
  • Solid database experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Proven experience with cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
  • AWS Certification at Professional level would be advantageous.
  • Proven experience building backend infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
  • Proven experience using Kubernetes and Docker to build products at scale.
  • Ability to autonomously architect and design online services from specifications.
  • Excellent time management and ability to work autonomously.
  • Clear communicator who can discuss technical strategy with non-technical stakeholders and adapt to client needs.
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch or improving existing client solutions.
  • Awareness of security and cheating implications of technology choices.
  • Experience using Gen AI for code generation.
  • Deep expertise in at least one backend area such as DevOps, microservices, or cloud architecture is beneficial.
  • Understanding of how backend services integrate with games; Unreal or Unity experience would be useful but not required.
  • Understanding of how to use LLMs to process and query structured and unstructured data is beneficial.
  • UK or EU based and able to work fully remote.

Benefits

  • Flexible, remote-friendly working with core hours that support work-life balance.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Mental health first-aiders, therapy, and coaching via Myndup.
  • Strong pension plan and life insurance.
  • Minimum 25 days of holiday plus a paid winter break.
  • Three volunteering days each year.
  • Family-first parental leave and caregiver support policies.
  • Annual learning and development budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities.

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