Senior Backend C++ Developer

Scorewarrior; Dubai; On-site; AED 284,000 - 378,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation and visa support

Cyprus office-based work

Competitive net salary 6000–8000 EUR

13th salary

Private health insurance

Lunch provided daily

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Scorewarrior is seeking an experienced Senior Backend C++ Developer for its Core Team in Limassol, Cyprus. You will design and implement the core backend, create user-friendly APIs with thorough documentation, and drive architectural discussions.

You will refactor existing modules, review ADRs/RFCs, and ensure code quality through unit and integration tests while shaping scalable game features. Ideal candidates have 6+ years of commercial development, 3+ years in C++ backend, strong knowledge of

Qualifications

• 6+ years of commercial development experience.
• 3+ years in C++ backend development.
• Proficiency with C++ 17/20 and STL/templates.
• Ability to create or review ADRs/RFCs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the Core backend component and APIs with clear documentation.
• Refactor modules and reduce technical debt.
• Review ADRs/RFCs and present architectural solutions.
• Conduct code and design reviews for game mechanics.
• Maintain high quality via unit/integration tests and observability.
• Plan and delegate sub-tasks; evaluate results.
• Develop tools and scripts to automate internal processes.

Skills

C++ backend

C++17/20

SOLID design

ADRs/RFCs

English (B1+)

Russian (B2+)

SOA/Command patterns

Async/await concepts

Tools

gRPC

Protobuf

Prometheus

Grafana

Thread pools

Job description

Scorewarrior is a game developer and publisher based in Limassol, Cyprus. The company focuses on the 4X strategy genre, with an ambitious goal to grow its flagship game, Total Battle, into the No. 1 strategy game in the world. Our team consists of 200+ passionate, talented, self-driven, and continually developing professionals who love making high-quality games. Our mission: to unite and excite people all over the world. We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend C++ Developer for our Core Team to work on key game project functionalities. We strive for simplicity, scalability, maintainability, and excellent quality in our solutions. Our team's main goal and challenge is to deliver outstanding technical design while ensuring quality, flexibility, and ease of development for game features.

Tasks to be solved

• Designing and developing the Core backend component and creating user-friendly APIs with Doxygen descriptions.
• Refactoring and isolating existing modules and eliminating technical debt.
• Preparing and reviewing ADRs/RFCs, formulating architectural solutions within your team/service, and presenting them to the architectural board for discussion.
• Conducting code reviews and design reviews of game mechanics.
• Maintaining high quality by writing unit and integration tests, implementing metrics, and profiling code.
• Planning, decomposing, and delegating sub-tasks and evaluating the results thereof.
• Developing tools and scripts for automating internal development processes.

Requirements

To succeed, you will need6+ years of commercial development, including 3+ years in С++ backend. C++ 17/20: STL, templates (concepts). The ability to participate in creating or reviewing architectural documentation (ADRs/RFCs). Practical experience in software design: SOLID, YAGNI/KISS/DRY, patterns. Knowledge of Service-Oriented/Action(Command)-based approaches. Networking & Concurrency: TCP/HTTP, RPC (g RPC/protobuf), thread-pools, and an understanding of async/await. Observability: Prometheus/Influx DB, Grafana, or analogs. English - B1 or higher, Russian - B2 or higher.

Additional skills that are a plus

• Experience with Java, Kotlin, C#, or Python.
• Gamedev experience.
• Experience in designing large-scale modules / components / services.

What we offer

• A Great Place to Work.
• 99% employee satisfaction, low turnover, and colleagues who genuinely enjoy collaborating.
• Live and work in sunny Cyprus.
• We’re an office-first team in Limassol with a modern seaside workspace, and full relocation and visa support for you and your family.
• Shape a global hit.
• We’re the only European studio with a 4X strategy title in the world’s top-10.
• Our top-50 mobile game has grown 25x in revenue and audience in the last five years.
• Salary of 6000-8000 eur net/month + 13th salary.
• Grow fast in a company that’s already strong.
• We’re independent, financially rock-solid, and expanding at startup speed, and we have never had lay offs.
• Work where ideas win.
• Flat structure, collective decision-making, and honest feedback create full transparency and help you grow fast.
• Earn industry-leading rewards.
• High salaries, a 13th month, performance bonuses, and extra rewards for long service, marriage, or welcoming a child, and lunch every day.
• Feel supported at every stage of life.
• Private family health insurance, plus a monthly allowance for children’s pre-school, school, and university education.
• Your growth is our priority.
• From specialized training and certifications to language courses and books, you’ll have everything you need to keep learning.