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Backend Server Engineer (MMORPG) - GCP

2 months ago
United Kingdom
Contract
Senior
Backend Engineer
Software Development
Grafana Helm Kafka Kubernetes Microservices MongoDB PostgreSQL Prometheus Redis Terraform WebSockets
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Soulbound

Soulbound is a free-to-play pixel art MMORPG with a nostalgic style with fast paced combat in co-op dungeons and raids, skilling and more.

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Description

  • Build, optimize, and scale backend services that power real-time multiplayer gameplay.
  • Manage deployments and autoscaling for stateful game servers using GKE, Helm, and Kubernetes.
  • Improve observability through monitoring dashboards, alerting, and incident response.
  • Scale MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases to handle high concurrent load.
  • Optimize Kafka event streaming for player actions, game state, and inter-service communication.
  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks before they affect players.
  • Improve system resilience and prevent cascading failures across services.
  • Collaborate on architectural decisions with a small senior engineering team.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, ideally Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), in production.
  • Experience scaling distributed systems under load.
  • Experience with at least some of the following: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, or pub/sub systems.
  • Comfort working with monitoring stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, or equivalent tools.
  • Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform and Helm.
  • Self-directed, with a GitHub or LinkedIn portfolio.
  • Experience with game backends or real-time multiplayer systems (preferred).
  • Familiarity with stateful server architectures and dedicated game servers (preferred).
  • Experience with custom game server orchestration on Kubernetes (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Istio service mesh (preferred).
  • Previous work at a game studio, especially on live service or MMO titles (preferred).
  • Passion for MMO gaming experiences and the operational challenges of large-scale MMOs.

Benefits

  • 100% remote work.
  • Flexible scheduling with significant overlap with UK (GMT/BST) hours.
  • Contract role with an initial 4–8 week term and likely extension after launch.
  • Full-time preferred, with flexibility for exceptional candidates.
  • Competitive salary or monthly rate.
  • Opportunity to join a close-knit indie team of 25.
  • The chance to play a key role in building a groundbreaking virtual world for millions of players.

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