Senior Backend Engineer (Unannounced project) at Wargaming

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Guildford

Job Overview

Does the challenge of working on a new AAA unannounced project excite you? Here at DPS Games you can do exactly that. We are based in Guildford, self-publishing our own title, and are fully funded by Wargaming, one of the biggest publishers of FTP games in the world.

Our studio leadership are industry veterans, and we believe we’re building a great studio culture in the best studio space in Guildford. If you think you have the talent to join a world class team, we’d love you to join us!

As a Senor Backend Engineer, you will design and build scalable and robust systems that enable and support our new free-to-play game in Unreal Engine.

Reports to

You will report to the Lead Backend Engineer.

What will you do?

Design and build scalable and robust systems that enable and support our game
Gather and analyze requirements together with other stakeholders
Lead and mentor junior colleagues
Help develop deployment infrastructure
Work together with game developers, DevOps engineers, and producers

What are we looking for?

Hands-on experience of designing and developing microservice architectures to produce scalable, maintainable backend systems
Kotlin Proficiency, including familiarity with Spring Boot and/or its alternatives
Good understanding of RDBMS, NoSQL databases
Experience with real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, gRPC etc), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ etc)
Experience with test-driven development with a high level of quality
Experience of developing game backend architectures (state management, real-time player interactions, high load); systems that support matchmaking, leaderboards, and in-game economies etc
Independent, analytical and a high level of ownership
Successfully delivered highly scalable systems into production
Strong communication skills in English

What additional skills will help you stand out?

Experience with Unreal Engine

Work mode

Hybrid, 3 days of work from the office

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Guildford include:

5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year
Dog-friendly office
Onsite canteen (with an endless supply of snacks and drinks)
Video game areas
Health Insurance (including family coverage), Life Insurance, Pension contribution
Mental well-being program (iFeel)
Wellbeing perks (Mental Health Days, Dedicated Well-being room, Team of Mental Heath First Aiders)
Career development and education opportunities within the company
Employee discounts
Personal Gaming Account
Company events
Seniority Awards
Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
Working in one of the main European hubs for game development
Startup within a company with 25 years of experience on the market
To learn more about our studio in Guildford, follow this link: https://dpsgames.com/studio

Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.

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