Principal Backend Architect for Live Game Services

The Multiplayer Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for backend services. You will lead the architecture of major game titles, mentor the engineering team, and act as the key contact for external clients. Candidates must have experience in game development and architecting distributed applications, alongside familiarity with various programming languages such as Java and Golang. The position involves collaboration with project managers and production teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in game development and shipping multiple live games with high concurrent user counts.
• Proven experience architecting distributed applications with high user bases.
• Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical architecture for major game titles.
• Act as the engineering contact for external co-dev clients.
• Mentor the engineering team and help develop junior engineers.

Skills

Game development experience

Architecting distributed applications

Java

Golang

C#

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL

NoSQL

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Job description

A leading gaming company in the UK is seeking a Principal Software Engineer for backend services. You will lead the architecture of major game titles, mentor the engineering team, and act as the key contact for external clients. Candidates must have experience in game development and architecting distributed applications, alongside familiarity with various programming languages such as Java and Golang. The position involves collaboration with project managers and production teams to ensure successful project delivery.