Backend Programmer

5 Days ago • 3 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Hyper Luminal Games seeks a Backend Programmer with 3+ years of experience in game or software backend systems. Responsibilities include maintaining and expanding backend services for live games and applications, collaborating with the team to optimize task completion, writing performant code, participating in stand-ups and meetings, managing task burndown using Jira, and prioritizing work with a Senior Programmer. The ideal candidate will possess strong software engineering principles, debugging skills, excellent communication, and teamwork abilities. The role involves working on various projects across different genres. The company offers a supportive, collaborative environment that prioritizes continuous learning and development.
Must have:
  • 3+ years backend experience (Games/Software)
  • Scala or Java experience
  • Cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • DevOps (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Teamwork and Git experience
  • Meeting deadlines and documenting requirements
Good to have:
  • Play Framework, GraphQL, Couchbase, Akka, Kafka
  • Python, C#/.Net
  • Unity experience
  • Code reviews, task management software
  • Mentoring junior team members
Perks:
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Life insurance
  • 28+ days holiday
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid time off for life events
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • Games nights, team dinners, and events

Job Details

Joining a company and a team in the games industry is exciting and daunting in equal measure! Here at Hyper Luminal there is no ‘deep end’ to drop you into, you will be supported by the team from minute one. There are no bad questions on your learning journey to improving your skills and creating great work; we have your back.


We have so many different projects and genres that we are sure we have something that fits you perfectly! It will be engaging and fun; development and creativity are the essence of having fun. We don’t stifle creativity; in fact, we continuously encourage it. You won’t be working in a cubicle and there’s no expectation of silence; engage and interact as much as you like!


Experiencing ‘ownership’ of a particular part of your project or work is critical. At Hyper Luminal we will make sure that you are getting as much satisfaction from not only learning something new, but ‘bossing’ it in a way that means you are building a great foundation of experience and development knowledge. Although; we won’t give you too much too soon, pacing is key to learning. When you’ve nailed a component of your project, it will be recognised; the studio understands how important recognition is.


You are encouraged to be as good as you can be and there are systems in place within the studio to support you to do just that. Incremental improvement is our aim and all team members are involved in what and how that evolves.


If this feels like a place where you can thrive and grow, with the team, the projects and the studio, then apply for this position and let’s explore working together!


Find out more about us and the studio here: https://www.hyperluminalgames.com/


Requirements

Essential

  • 3+ years of professional experience working on backend systems in a Games or Software environment.
  • Experience using Scala,  or Java.
  • Experience using cloud services: AWS, Azure Cloud, or Google Cloud.
  • Experience with DevOps standard methodologies and technologies (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, etc).
  • Experience working in a team environment.
  • Experience using Git, or another source code management system.
  • Experience meeting project deadlines and targets regarding tasks and deliverables.
  • Experience communicating project requirements both verbally and through written documentation.

Desirable

  • Experience using any of Play Framework, GraphQL, Couchbase, Akka, or Kafka.
  • Experience using Python, or C#/.Net programming languages.
  • Experience using Unity.
  • Experience managing and participating in code reviews.
  • Experience using task management software.
  • Experience providing clear feedback and mentorship to junior team members.


Skills and Abilities

  • Robust software engineering and software architecture principles.
  • Strong debugging skills with the ability to work in an existing codebase.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise your workload and meet deadlines.
  • Highly motivated and productive, a self-starter.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with fluency in English.
  • Strong skills in close teamwork within both local and global environments.
  • A creative and logical approach to problem-solving with an end-user focus.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • A clear, concise and accurate communicator in all formats.
  • Adapts well to new processes and pipelines.


Duties and Tasks

  • Maintaining and expanding the backend services of live games and applications.
  • Communicating and working within the team to identify the most efficient way of completing your tasks.
  • Creating code to meet project and platform requirements.
  • Writing performant code within the requirements of the target system.
  • Taking part in standups and team meetings for communication of project goals.
  • Managing the burndown of your tasks, using Jira and working with a Senior Programmer to prioritise work.


Benefits

At Hyper Luminal Games we are passionate about our employees and provide development opportunities for all our staff. We take pride in the fact that we understand individual reward systems for all our team members, encompassing not only remuneration but responsibility, recognition, and individual learning.   


We offer competitive salaries, a generous pension scheme, life insurance and 28 days of holiday increasing yearly to a maximum of 33 days after 5 years. We also offer paid sickness leave and all our team benefit from paid days off for life events such as hospital appointments, moving house, graduation, bereavement, marriage and wellbeing days. We also offer Health and Wellbeing Support to all our employees which includes Critical Illness Cover, Benefits on Death Insurance and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.


At Hyper Luminal, creative collaboration, and an efficient eye is the key to success. Team members are given a range of responsibilities within a flat hierarchical structure, to enable an entirely team driven games development process. Your role at Hyper Luminal is to ensure our games and software utilise a 'best in class' approach, helping the studio to continually raise its quality bar and reach beyond what is generally expected of a smaller development team.


We value your commitment and strive to ensure that all team members are included in a range of after-work activities to help prosper curiosity and creativity, including exciting games nights, delicious dinners and unique team-based events.


We look forward to welcoming you into the Hyper Luminal Team!




Please note, that we are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.  You must have  pre-existing Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

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Our aim is to "make games better", that means spending every day making things more streamlined, defining and refining processes, learning new skills and nurturing existing ones. We can make games better and in turn make better games.

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