Senior Game Backend Engineer

Jobtailor; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced backend engineer to own and scale live-service game infrastructure. The role focuses on high-concurrency multiplayer servers, robust scaling, and microservice architectures, with strong Node.js/TypeScript skills and Mandarin/English communication abilities.

You will audit, optimize, and own backend systems, while collaborating with Tencent teams and the Vancouver office to ensure reliability and rapid incident response.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years focused on high-concurrency multiplayer game servers or live-service platforms.
• High proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript within a microservices environment.
• Deep understanding of stateful backend scaling, memory management, and distributed caching strategies.
• Strong NoSQL database experience in high-throughput read/write scenarios.
• Native-level Mandarin fluency and professional-level English for meetings and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Audit and remediate existing stateful scaling logic.
• Implement graceful shutdown protocols and dirty-cache synchronization to prevent data loss during scaling events.
• Take ownership of partially implemented systems and complete them by connecting backend logic to frontend RPC calls.
• Decouple database versioning and configuration from the codebase.
• Replace legacy shell-script deployments with containerized CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish automated integration testing for Midas IAP validations, data synchronization, and guild permission systems.
• Coordinate with Tencent infrastructure support teams.
• Collaborate with the Vancouver team on architecture, code reviews, and live-operations incident response.
• Take technical ownership of the live-service game’s microservice backend.

Skills

Node.js Proficiency

JavaScript/TypeScript

High-Concurrency Backend

Microservices Architecture

NoSQL Experience

English Proficiency

Mandarin Proficiency

CI/CD Pipelines

Distributed Caching

Tools

Jenkins

Tencent InGame PaaS

TcaplusDB

Tencent Midas

WeGame

ACE SDK

Job description

• Audit and remediate existing stateful scaling logic.
• Implement graceful shutdown protocols and dirty-cache synchronization to prevent data loss during scaling events.
• Take ownership of partially implemented systems and complete them by connecting backend logic to frontend RPC calls.
• Decouple database versioning and configuration from the codebase.
• Replace legacy shell-script deployments with containerized CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish automated integration testing for Midas IAP validations, custom data synchronization, and guild permission systems.
• Coordinate directly with Tencent infrastructure support teams.
• Collaborate with the Vancouver team on architecture, code reviews, and live-operations incident response.
• Take technical ownership of the live-service game’s microservice backend.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• At least 3 years focused on high-concurrency multiplayer game servers or live-service platforms.
• High proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript within a microservices environment.
• Deep understanding of stateful backend scaling, consistent hashing, memory management, and distributed caching strategies.
• Strong NoSQL database experience in high-throughput read/write scenarios.
• Native-level Mandarin fluency.
• Professional-level English for meetings, documentation, and code reviews.
• Willingness to accommodate meetings during China morning hours while working in the Pacific Time zone.
• Prior experience with Jenkins is preferred.
• Prior hands-on experience deploying to Tencent InGame PaaS is preferred.
• Direct experience with TcaplusDB table configuration and data management is preferred.
• Familiarity integrating and securing Tencent Midas, WeGame, and ACE SDKs is preferred.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in backend software engineering with a focus on high-concurrency multiplayer game servers, implementing robust scaling logic, and managing microservice architectures. Proficient in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and NoSQL databases, with strong communication skills in Mandarin and English.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Backend Software Engineering
• Node.js Proficiency
• High-Concurrency Multiplayer Game Servers
• NoSQL Database Experience
• Microservices Architecture

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Node.js
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Stateful Backend Scaling
• Memory Management
• Distributed Caching
• NoSQL Databases
• Integration Testing
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Microservice Backend

Soft Skills

• Technical Ownership
• Collaboration
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Live-Service Platforms
• High-Throughput Read/Write
• Graceful Shutdown Protocols
• Dirty-Cache Synchronization
• Game Development

Tools & Technologies

• Jenkins
• Tencent InGame PaaS
• TcaplusDB
• Tencent Midas
• WeGame
• ACE SDK