Senior Java Developer (m/f/d) - #5851

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Client:

Bigpoint GmbH

Location:

Hamburg, Germany

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

23.04.2025

Expiry Date:

07.06.2025

Job Description:

Your Job

With your passion for games, you will work in highly motivated, interdisciplinary production teams. As a generalist, you enjoy ensuring the performance of the backend infrastructure as well as collaborating with the artists & designers to bring gameplay features into our games. With your expertise, you will create an awesome gaming experience for our players.

Are you a master at finding creative solutions to complex challenges while keeping a clear head & providing good oversight?

Are you a go-getter with a solution-oriented mindset? Do you have a sweet spot that makes everything run smoothly? We have exactly what you are looking for!

Responsibilities

1. Participate in all aspects of game development from planning to creating and optimizing game modules and documentation of the backend.
2. Define technical requirements and restrictions for tasks and architectural choices by working closely with other departments.
3. Offer exceptional analysis and problem-solving skills for technical as well as organizational problems by prioritizing and eliminating obstacles to boost confidence in a deadline-oriented environment.
4. Collect and incorporate stakeholder requirements in advance, for example, related to technology and methodology.
5. Mentor the development team with expertise in system design, programming, and optimization to ensure production-ready, high-quality code that can be easily maintained and shared.
6. Endorse a knowledge-sharing and collaboration mindset with frequent code reviews, pair-programming sessions, and exchange meetings.

Requirements

1. Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent training as an IT specialist.
2. 5+ years of professional experience developing modern Java.
3. Successfully worked on at least one shipped game with a substantial player base.
4. Extensive practical knowledge of modern Java including software architecture, design patterns, optimization, and unit testing.
5. Strong problem analysis skills with the ability to find simple, robust, and efficient solutions for complex problems.
6. Broad hands-on experience analyzing and optimizing runtime performance, database access as well as resource consumption.
7. Team player who enjoys working with other departments on shared goals with a passion for games.
8. Experience working with Unity and C# is a big plus.
9. Fluent in written and spoken English.

Benefits

Why you will love working at BIGPOINT...

• Entertain millions of players with high-quality games, disrupt the markets with new multiplayer ideas in multiple different genres and tech projects.
• Matrix structure that offers the possibility to work on multiple projects with a lean hierarchy for fast decision-making.
• Work-Life Benefits fully remote from around Germany, flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation.
• Visa & Relocation Support.
• Wellbeing Benefits attractive rates for a gym membership in cooperation with QUALITRAIN.
• Mental Health Benefits anonymous employee counselling at Fürstenberg Institute.
• Activity Package regular team events, hackathons, and company events.
• Education Package yearly education budget for every employee.