Senior Backend Engineer (Unannounced project)

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 is 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 Senior 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 Nicosia include:

• 21 days holiday (additional days based on years of service: up to 25 days) + 15 days as public holidays
• Paid Sick Leave up to a certain number of days, Marriage Leave
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• English Language courses fully covered by the company upon Manager’s approval
• Premium Private Health Care 
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Onsite gym and spa
• Free parking
• Free drinks-equipped kitchen in every floor building
• Hellenic Bank benefits
• Employee discounts (e.g. restaurants, bars, etc.)
• Personal Gaming Account 
• Onsite canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks
• Company events, Social Clubs
• Seniority Awards  
• Referral program - You can recommend the best talents to the company and receive a reward 

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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