Lead Backend Game Engineer — Remote Europe

Yeah! Global; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company is seeking a Senior/Lead Backend Game Developer for a remote position in Europe. The role involves designing and implementing scalable backend services for real-time multiplayer games. You will be responsible for writing efficient code, collaborating with game designers, and ensuring a reliable gaming experience. Ideal candidates should have strong knowledge of backend architectures, experience with REST APIs, and tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of real-time multiplayer games and their backend architecture.
• Proven experience with concurrency and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in utilizing REST APIs for game client-server communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable game backend services for high traffic.
• Write efficient code for high-availability services.
• Collaborate with designers and developers to develop new game features.

Skills

Real-time multiplayer games knowledge

Concurrency and distributed systems

REST APIs proficiency

SQL database design

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Functional testing

Load testing methodologies

Experience with PlayFab or EOS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

A leading game development company is seeking a Senior/Lead Backend Game Developer for a remote position in Europe. The role involves designing and implementing scalable backend services for real-time multiplayer games. You will be responsible for writing efficient code, collaborating with game designers, and ensuring a reliable gaming experience. Ideal candidates should have strong knowledge of backend architectures, experience with REST APIs, and tools like Docker and Kubernetes.