Senior Backend Developer

August 30

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Sumo Group

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One of the largest suppliers of end-to-end creative development services to the video games and entertainment industries

1001 - 5000

Description

• Work closely with Code Leadership to plan, estimate, and write high-quality robust services and game features. • Work with the publisher specifying requirements, investigating their technology, and troubleshooting problems. • Use a wide variety of proprietary server technologies to develop solutions. • Write technical proposals clearly explaining your ideas and considering potential challenges and alternative approaches. • Work with designers and gameplay programmers to design and build new server powered gameplay features. • Liaise with developers from other companies to solve challenging problems affecting multiple titles. • Document your work including new processes and newly created APIs. • Contribute to regular code reviews, championing code quality and best practices.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of how online services are architected, built, and deployed including the frontend, backend, and DevOps. • Experience with developing multiplayer game features such as matchmaking, parties, metagame progression systems, commerce, etc. • Experience with developing and consuming online REST APIs. • Experience with one or more database systems including their scalability and data integrity concerns. • Be receptive to critical feedback, evolving designs and iteration. • Excellent communication skills. • Initiative. • Willingness to learn new programming languages and technologies. • Desire to solve problems, including in other people’s code. • Knowledge of C++.

Benefits

• PixelAnt Games aims to foster a workplace environment that empowers our team to do their best creative work. • A values-driven culture with direct access to leadership • Competitive salary - regularly benchmarked across the games industry • Contract of Employment or B2B contract • Fully transparent Annual Bonus Plan for everyone • My Pathway - a Career Development Program to provide a clear path for you to grow • 5 paid Learning Days a year for self-development • Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses, GDC Vault and Gnomon platform • Flexible working hours (our core business hours are 10:00 – 15:00 CET) • Team-driven initiatives (team-building events, charity engagement) • Development initiatives (Game Jams, mentor's support) • The best working tools of your choosing - a powerful workstation or a top gaming laptop • Possibility to join Prism – Sumo's Employee Diversity Group • An annual game pass of your choice • Quality merch you're going to LOVE!