Senior Backend Engineer - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or the EU
Climax Studios3 months ago
Remote, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Construct systems, write code, and manage deployments for multiplayer game backend services.
- Design, maintain, expand, and develop features for existing and new backend systems.
- Build and support distributed applications serving large numbers of concurrent users.
- Collaborate with team leads, stakeholders, peers, project leads, and producers to estimate, prioritize, and deliver work.
- Maintain high standards through testing, CI/CD, documentation, and code quality practices.
- Support team members in day-to-day work and communicate technical matters, estimates, and delivery updates.
- Help integrate backend services alongside external co-development clients.
Requirements
- Commercial game-development experience on at least two game titles, developing server backends for AAA, free-to-play mobile, casino, or similar games.
- Experience releasing at least two backend services supporting large numbers of concurrent users.
- Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, or Kotlin.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure; AWS Associate certification or above is advantageous.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
- Experience building distributed applications and high-scale services with strong uptime and performance.
- Experience with Git, Perforce, or other source-control software.
- Knowledge of microservices, service-oriented architectures, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines to validate and test code.
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases is beneficial.
- Experience with Unreal or Unity is useful but not required.
- Experience using generative AI for code generation and understanding of using LLMs to process and query structured and unstructured data.
- Ability to create documentation and designs, discuss technical and production matters, work autonomously, adapt to new tools and concepts, and communicate clearly.
Benefits
- Fully remote work for candidates based in the UK or EU, with core hours supporting flexible working.
- Mental health first-aiders, therapy and coaching through Myndup, and private medical insurance.
- Pension plan and life insurance.
- At least 25 days of holiday, a paid winter break, and three volunteering days annually.
- Parental leave policies supporting parents and caregivers.
- Annual learning and development budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities.
- Permanent, full-time employment.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendGaming
About Climax Studios
Climax Studios is a UK video game developer that provides co-development, porting, and technical services for console and PC titles. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Portsmouth, it is part of Keywords Studios and has additional studios in Liverpool, Edinburgh, and London. The team has contributed to releases including Returnal PC, Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PC), Age of Empires IV, Wasteland 3, and Mafia: Definitive Edition.