Senior Backend Architect – Multiplayer Games (Remote)

Climax Studios; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the delivery and deployment of backend services for game projects. You will work with a global team, defining technical architecture and mentoring others. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in game development, architecting distributed applications, and coding in languages such as Java or Golang. The position offers a flexible working environment with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Private medical insurance

Strong pension plan

Minimum 25 days' holiday

Annual learning budget

Qualifications

• Experience shipping multiple live games with a high concurrent user count.
• Proven ability to architect distributed applications for hundreds of thousands of users.
• Proficient in at least one language: Java, Golang, C#, C++, or Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Architect systems and write code for game projects.
• Act as engineering contact between MPG and the client.
• Mentor engineering team members to develop their skills.

Skills

Game development experience

Architecting distributed applications

Proficient in Java or Golang

Strong database experience

Familiarity with cloud platforms

Infrastructure as code tools

Kubernetes and Docker experience

Strong communication skills

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Security awareness

Tools

Terraform

AWS Certification

Unreal or Unity experience

Job description

A leading game development firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the delivery and deployment of backend services for game projects. You will work with a global team, defining technical architecture and mentoring others. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in game development, architecting distributed applications, and coding in languages such as Java or Golang. The position offers a flexible working environment with competitive benefits.