Software Engineer

Lockwood Publishing Ltd.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare Plan

Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Work From Home

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Lockwood Publishing Ltd. is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Live Ops Engineering team. This remote, UK-based role focuses on scaling internal systems and tooling powering Avakin Life, ensuring a scalable, secure platform for millions of players.

You will collaborate across departments, contribute to agile delivery, and grow technical skills in backend and frontend domains while upholding secure, reliable architectures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in software engineering.
• Professional understanding of agile concepts and processes.
• Good knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Solid grasp of dev-ops concepts and processes.
• Effective time management and estimation skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated and eager to learn new skills.
• Ability to adapt to change with resilience.
• Understanding of back-end development best practices.
• Strong knowledge of UX/UI best practices.
• Strong expertise in frontend development, primarily in React and WordPress, or similar technologies.
• Experience in backend development, primarily in Python and Golang, or languages such as Java, Node.js, or C#
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and distributed computing

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams across Lockwood to identify functionality and efficiency improvements.
• Work collaboratively within the cross-functional team to deliver maximum value in an agile environment.
• Take on new technical skillsets as the role requires.
• Manage risk through a dev-ops culture and thorough testing, maintaining high quality.
• Analyse the system for issues and resolve as priority dictates.
• Continuously improve the development and planning process.
• Understand what is valuable to the company, and how work relates to that.
• Take ownership of the system produced.
• Contribute to a strong team identity and spirit.
• Foster a learning culture within the team.
• Work within best practices for secure, compliant, and reliable systems.

Skills

Software engineering

Agile

DevOps

SDLC

Time management

Communication

Learning

Backend

Frontend

React

WordPress

Python

Golang

Java

Node.js

C#

Distributed systems

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Docker

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Title: Software Engineer

Location: Remote, UK
Reporting to: Lead Software Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Company Overview

At Lockwood, our vision is to bring people together through Avakin Life, where players canplay, share, and socialize in one of the world's largest and most populous metaverses.Avakin Life provides an immersive 3D life simulation experience for millions of usersworldwide.

With a focus on innovation and collaboration, Lockwood offers a flexible and creativeenvironment that empowers our teams to push the boundaries ofwhat’spossible. Weprovide competitive benefits, including an employee share scheme, making Lockwood anexciting destination for those passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences.This position is available as a fully remote role, thoughthere may beoccasionalmeetupsfor socialinteractionand strategic sessions.

Role Summary

We are looking for an individual eager to be part of ourLive Ops Engineeringteambuilding and scalingthe systems and internal tooling that powers Avakin Life, ensuring the platform continues to deliver anoutstanding experience for millions of players.You will play a crucial role in ensuring theteam collaborate and effectively build scalable, reliable, and secure internal systems that support our mission to create an unparalleled social gaming experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams across Lockwood toidentifynecessary functionality andefficiency improvements and todeterminethe correct solution.
• Work collaboratively within the cross-functional team to deliver maximum value in anagile environment.
• Take on new technical skillsets as the role requires.
• Manage risk through a dev-ops culture and thorough testing,maintaininghigh quality.
• Analyse the system for issues and resolve as priority dictates.
• Continuously improve the development and planning process.
• Understand what is valuable to the company, and how work relates to that.
• Take ownership of the system produced.
• Contribute toa strong teamsense of identity and spirit.
• Foster a learning culture within the team.
• Work withinbest practices for secure, compliant, and reliable systems.

Requirements

Essential:

• 5+years experiencein software engineering
• Professional understanding of agile concepts and processes
• Good knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Solid grasp of dev-ops concepts and processes
• Effective time management and estimation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivated in work and willing to learn new skills.
• Ability to adapt to change with resilience.
• Understanding of back-end development best practices
• Strong knowledge of UX/UI best practices
• Strongexpertisein frontend development primarily in React and WordPress, or similar technologies.
• Experiencein backend developmentprimarily in Python and Golang, or languages such as Java, Node.js, or C#
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, anddistributed computing

Desirable:

• Experience in the gaming industry or large-scale interactive systems.
• Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka,RabbitMQor similar
• Proficiencywith monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack
• Experience with AI/ML integration in backend systems.
• Proficiencyin cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization tools (Docker).
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with Terraform, or awareness of IAC with willingness to learn
• Strong background in designing scalable, high-performance systems.

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Benefits

At Lockwood,you’llbe part of an inclusive, creative, and highly motivated team.You’llworkon systems used by millions of players, shaping the live game experience and ensuring we candelivernew contentand events rapidly and reliably. This is your opportunity to make a realimpact—not just on our games, but on the future of how weoperate.

• Private Healthcare Plan
• Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme

benefits will depend on location and local legislation