Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital is an award-winning international family of game development studios that specializes in creating engaging and innovative video games, including massive multiplayer online titles like Stampede: Racing Royale.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 2003

Description

  • Design, build, and own server-powered gameplay features in collaboration with designers and gameplay programmers.
  • Implement server features, bug fixes, and live-game deployments.
  • Work with the publisher to define requirements, investigate technology, and troubleshoot issues.
  • Develop solutions using proprietary server technologies.
  • Write clear technical proposals that explain approaches, challenges, and alternatives.
  • Liaise with developers at other companies to resolve complex live-game issues.
  • Document new processes and newly created APIs.
  • Participate in code reviews and promote code quality and best practices.

Requirements

  • Strong Java development experience.
  • Good knowledge of client/server networking.
  • Concurrent programming experience in a server environment.
  • Experience developing large-scale server software on Google Cloud or AWS and/or dedicated servers, preferably for a game backend.
  • MySQL and MongoDB experience, including understanding of scalability and data integrity concerns.
  • Experience with Eclipse, Docker, and Git.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Willingness to learn new programming languages and technologies.
  • Desire to solve problems, including problems in other people’s code.
  • Nice to have: Linux experience, Akka, C/C++ and/or Objective C, Xcode, Android Studio, and Agile development practices.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus and employee referral scheme.
  • 1st time home buyer bonus and wedding bonus.
  • Hybrid work model and flexible working.
  • 22 contractual days of holiday plus 8 festive holidays and 4 statutory holidays.
  • Birthday day off and options to buy or sell up to a week of annual leave.
  • 4 weeks of paternity leave and maternity leave as per law.
  • Health insurance, life insurance, mental health service, and critical illness cover.
  • Structured development pathway, regular appraisals, annual salary reviews, 5 learning days per year, and attendance at the Sumo Developers Conference.
  • Studio perks, care packages, studio days out with family welcome, sabbaticals at 5 years of service, and an annual gaming subscription.

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