Senior Backend Engineer – Remote, AAA Gaming Studio

Talk Recruitment; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Flexible working hours

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Talk Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Backend Programmer / Engineer for a remote role with a leading AAA video game studio. You will design, develop and maintain backend services supporting real-time online games, working with game teams to meet performance and security requirements.

The role offers remote work or on-site in Worcestershire/West Midlands, with a generous benefits package including a company bonus, private healthcare, and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or comparable discipline.
• Hands-on backend development experience, with a focus on multiplayer games.
• Strong experience with cloud services such as AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS, Elasticache) or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of containerization platforms such as Kubernetes, ACI, EKS or similar.
• Database management (MySQL, NoSQL).
• Source control and code review tools (Git/Perforce/Swarm).
• Highly motivated and able to learn new technologies quickly.
• Knowledge of relevant console platforms certification requirements (XRs and TRCs etc)
• Expertise with microservices and languages such as Java, Kotlin, C# or similar
• Experience with message queue systems such as RabbitMQ or similar
• Experience with product development lifecycle.
• Stress-testing, performance-tuning, and optimization skills.
• Debugging in multi-threaded environments.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of backend services and on demand deployment of servers.
• Work with designers and other disciplines to understand game requirements, deliver backend solutions and help integrate user-facing elements with services.
• Ensure the scalability and reliability of services for millions of concurrent users.
• Analyse system performance and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Implement security and data protection methods to protect player information and comply with data protection laws.
• Collaborate with player support and other teams to address issues and improve player experience.
• Keep informed on the latest development in backend technologies and ensure our solutions remain relevant.
• Provide guidance and support for junior team members.
• Create and maintain documentation for relevant and interested parties regarding backend infrastructures.

Skills

Backend development

Multiplayer game experience

Java/Kotlin/C#

AWS

Kubernetes

Database design

Git/Perforce/Swarm

Security/data protection

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

RabbitMQ

Job description

Talk Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Backend Programmer / Engineer for a remote role with a leading AAA video game studio. You will design, develop and maintain backend services supporting real-time online games, working with game teams to meet performance and security requirements.

The role offers remote work or on-site in Worcestershire/West Midlands, with a generous benefits package including a company bonus, private healthcare, and flexible hours.