Software Engineer - Backend Services - MPG - Fully remote from the UK or
Climax Studios3 months ago
Remote, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Construct backend systems, write code, and perform deployments.
- Maintain and expand existing code while developing new features and systems.
- Work with team leads and stakeholders to estimate and prioritize work.
- Collaborate with peers and external co-development clients to develop solutions and implement features.
- Keep project leads and producers informed about revised estimates and delivery timelines.
- Promote high standards for testing, CI/CD, documentation, and development processes.
- Support team members in day-to-day work.
Requirements
- Commercial game-development experience on at least one game title, including server-backend development for AAA games, free-to-play mobile games, casino apps, or similar systems with many concurrent users.
- Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, or Kotlin.
- Experience with one or more of Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure; AWS Associate-level or higher certification is advantageous.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
- Database experience with both SQL and NoSQL technologies.
- Experience building distributed applications.
- Experience with Git, Perforce, or other source-control software.
- Knowledge of microservices and service-oriented architectures, especially Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience using or building CI/CD pipelines to validate and test code.
- Understanding of using LLMs to process and query structured and unstructured data.
- Experience using generative AI for code generation.
- Ability to create supporting documentation, designs, and code comments and to adapt to new tools, languages, and concepts.
Benefits
- Fully remote work from 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 paid volunteering days per year.
- Parental leave policies with flexibility for parents and caregivers.
- Annual learning and development budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities.
- Permanent, full-time employment.
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.