Remote Backend Engineer for Large-Scale Game Services

Keywords Studios Plc; United States; Remote; USD 86,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension plan

Life insurance

25 days holiday

Winter break

Volunteering days

Parental leave

Job summary

Keywords Studios is seeking a talented, fully remote Software Engineer based in the UK or EU to join a team of backend engineers across MPG. You will develop server backends for AAA games, mobile, and related services, working with AWS, Kubernetes, and Gen AI tools to deliver scalable systems for high concurrency.

You will collaborate with external co-dev clients and internal teams to define solutions, implement features on time, and maintain code quality with strong documentation and reviews.

Qualifications

• Experience with Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin in production.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience building distributed systems and microservices.
• Hands-on with AWS, GCP or Azure and certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Write code, deploy backend services and maintain infrastructure.
• Keep the project lead and producer updated on estimates and timelines.
• Collaborate with co-devs and external clients to integrate features.

Skills

Java

Golang

C#

C++

Kotlin

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

SQL

NoSQL

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Perforce

SOA

Microservices

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Job description

Keywords Studios is seeking a talented, fully remote Software Engineer based in the UK or EU to join a team of backend engineers across MPG. You will develop server backends for AAA games, mobile, and related services, working with AWS, Kubernetes, and Gen AI tools to deliver scalable systems for high concurrency.

You will collaborate with external co-dev clients and internal teams to define solutions, implement features on time, and maintain code quality with strong documentation and reviews.