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We are looking for an Online Services Programmer to join us on an exciting new multiplayer arcade/sports title. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a significant role in the cutting-edge development of new multiplayer experiences.

You will be responsible for the design and implementation of services and server powered gameplay features using proprietary domain specific server technologies.

You will be expected to clearly explain the challenges and opportunities online services provide to help tech and design teams build robust, secure, and engaging experiences.

You will be helped in this and report to the Lead Programmer on the Development Team.

Within this role you will:

Work closely with Code Leadership to plan, estimate, and write high-quality robust services.

Work with the publisher specifying requirements, investigating their technology, and troubleshooting problems.

Use a wide variety of proprietary server technologies to develop solutions with.

Write technical proposalsclearly 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.

We need you to have:

Solid understanding of how online services are architected, built, and deployed including the frontend, backend, and DevOps.

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.

Can you spare us another 30 seconds?

Great, let's talk about ourselves quickly. We're ambitious game enthusiasts who are well prepared to both have fun and work hard. We aim high, but we do not lose ourselves in the pursuit of success and further achievements. We love to learn! And over the years in the industry, we have learned that the best games are created by qualified, rested, treated with respect game developers.

Importantly, our work culture has been built on the basis of specific, true (and respected by us) values. The most important of these is "We never lie", so you can be sure that we have not overdone this announcement. We play by our own rules and we make games that we would like to play ourselves. We combine the game development world with best software delivery practices to make it more predictable and reliable. All this helps us to bring fun back to game development! Will you help us?

Where do we stand on diversity?

We hope to bring together a diverse team of people with various backgrounds and experiences, who will bring broader ideas, new perspectives, and different solutions to our table. Whoever you are, feel welcome and encouraged to apply.

Estimated Salary range:

Our salary intelligence, powered by our AI algorithms, has calculated an estimated range for this position between $70,000 - $90,000 . Please note that the actual salary for this position may vary, as it is dependent on various factors including but not limited to experience, location, and market dynamics.

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