Server Engineer - Unannounced Project

Lightfox Games, Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/vision/dental coverage

RRSP matching

Equity

Job summary

Lightfox Games is seeking a Server Engineer in Vancouver, hybrid with 50% in-person work. You will design and maintain backend systems for a mobile game and collaborate with gameplay engineers, designers, and producers to deliver scalable server features.

The role requires 5+ years of backend experience, strong Typescript skills, and knowledge of RESTful APIs, cloud stacks (GCP/Firebase), and databases. You will own features end-to-end in a fast-moving team and contribute to architecture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with backend ownership on at least one shipped online or mobile title.
• Experience shipping online or mobile titles.
• Proficient in Typescript and at least one backend language (Go/Python/Rust).
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful or real-time APIs and understanding networking fundamentals.
• Familiarity with GCP and Firebase deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
• Understand the "Why" behind features and collaborate to improve speed and quality.
• Strong SQL/NoSQL databases and performance optimization.
• Experience using AI tools/LLMs to accelerate backend development.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable server-side systems powering core game features (player data, live ops, matchmaking, social).
• Collaborate with Gameplay Engineers, Designers, and Producers to implement and ship backend features.
• Own backend features end-to-end from design to testing, deployment and live support.
• Build reliable, observable, and scalable services with growth in mind.
• Contribute to backend architecture decisions and help establish engineering standards.

Skills

Typescript

Go

Python

Rust

REST APIs

GCP

Firebase

Databases

AI/LLMs

Team collaboration

Ownership

Tools

Unity

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About The Role

Lightfox Games is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Server Engineer to join our Vancouver based team to work on an unannounced mobile game for a world-class IP and Publisher. This role is hybrid out of our Vancouver studio with approximately 50% of time expected in-person.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable server-side systems that power core game features including player data, live ops, matchmaking, and social features
• Collaborate closely with Gameplay Engineers, Designers, and Producers to implement and ship backend features that support a great player experience
• Own backend features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and live support
• Build and maintain reliable, observable, and performant services with an eye toward scalability as the player base grows
• Contribute to backend architecture decisions and help establish engineering standards for a growing team

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful backend ownership on at least one shipped online or mobile title
• Strong proficiency in Typescript and at least one other backend language, such as Go, Python, or Rust
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful or real-time APIs, with a solid understanding of networking fundamentals
• Familiarity with GCP and/or Firebase tech stack, including deployment, monitoring, and scaling
• Understand the “Why” of the features you’re building, and collaborate with the team to find creative solutions to enhance development speed and quality
• Solid understanding of databases (both relational and NoSQL) and experience optimizing for performance, high scalability, and reliability
• Experience leveraging AI tools and LLMs to accelerate backend development, code review, or documentation workflows
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working cross-functionally in small, fast-moving teams
• Self-motivated and comfortable with ownership in an ambiguous, early-stage environment

Nice to Have

• Experience building backend systems for mobile free-to-play games, including live ops infrastructure, event systems, or economy services
• Experience with real-time multiplayer or social features such as guilds, leaderboards, or co-op systems
• Familiarity with Unity and experience integrating server-side systems with a Unity client

Compensation

CA$105,000 – CA$135,000 depending on experience

• health/vision/dental coverage
• RRSP matching
• equity

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