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Join IGG Canada, a premium mobile game and video production studio in Vancouver, as a Senior Game Backend Developer/Programmer. This role involves designing, maintaining, and developing core server architecture, including real-time battle systems. You will collaborate with game designers, optimize server frameworks, address technical challenges, and enhance system performance and scalability. The position requires ensuring long-term service stability and maintaining high code quality for readability, scalability, and reusability. Develop and maintain backend tools to improve team efficiency.

Join Our Team at IGG Canada!Are you passionate about creating mobile games that captivate millions of players worldwide? IGG Canada, a premium mobile game and video production studio located in Vancouver, offers a unique opportunity for talented individuals to join our team of superheroes.IGG Canada is a premium mobile game and video production studio located at 5 East 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC.[will relocate to 988 West Broadway by end of the year]With spectacular views of the downtown skyline, coastal mountains, and English Bay, our new studio is spacious, high-tech, and inspiring. IGG Canada is a division of IGG (I Got Games), a global interactive digital entertainment company that specializes in the development and operation of Mobile Games. Established in 2006, IGG was founded with the aim of becoming a leading multiplayer game publisher and developer. The company has rapidly expanded its global operations, through strategic partnerships with popular gaming platforms such as Facebook, iOS, Amazon, Google Play, Kongregate, and many others. IGG currently operates studios in China, Philippines, Singapore, the U.S., and Canada (opened in 2013).If you're passionate about creating mobile games that reach millions of players around the world and are interested in becoming an integral member of our Canadian team of superheroes, we want to hear from you!Position: Senior Game Backend Developer/Programmer (Mobile Game)Report to: Team LeadDepartment: ZQ GameHiring Level: ExperiencedContract length & Type: PermanentLocation: 5 East 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1R6 (fully on-site) [will relocate to 988 West Broadway by end of the year]Game Style: Mobile Game 3D stylishHiring Processes:1. Resume & Showreel/Portfolio review;2. Test(s) if any;3. Interview(s);4. 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[Could be adjusted based on project needs]</li><li class="leading-relaxed">On-Site Foosball table, table tennis, basketball game machine & pool table.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">On-Site Gym.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Casual Dress Code.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Gifts for employee's children.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Snacks and drinks provided.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Festival Bonus/Gifts.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Referral Bonuses.</li></ul>Join us in shaping the future of mobile gaming! Apply now and unleash your creativity with IGG Canada.

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