Jobs

Scholarships

Courses

Companies

Placements

Community

Home >

Jobs

Senior Backend Developer

Sumo Digital

Czechia (On-site)

2 Weeks ago • All levels

5 skills required for this role

Boost these skills to join the top 1% applicants for this job

About the job

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join us on an exciting new party title. This is a fantastic opportunity play a significant role in the cutting-edge development of new multiplayer experiences.

You will be responsible for the design and implementation of server powered gameplay features using proprietary server technologies for an Unreal Engine title. The implementations will be a mixture of client and server side, building new server APIs and consuming them within the game.

You will be expected to clearly explain the challenges and opportunities the online services platforms 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 and game features.

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

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

Write technical proposals clearly 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 multiplayer game features such as matchmaking, parties, metagame progression systems, commerce, etc.

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.

Knowledge of C++.

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.

About The Company

Sumo Digital

10 Active Jobs

Founded in 2003, and celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year, award-winning Sumo Digital employs over 1,200 people globally in the UK, Europe, India and Canada.

Our 17 studios are in Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle (Atomhawk and Sumo Newcastle), Brighton (The Chinese Room), Leeds (Red Kite Games), Leamington Spa (Sumo Leamington, Lab42 & Midoki), Warrington in the UK, Pune and Bangalore in India, Wroclaw, Poland and Czech Republic (PixelAnt) and Vancouver, Canada (Atomhawk and Timbre Games).

Developing successful games across all platforms and genres, Sumo is recognised for its versatility, proprietary technology and creativity across a portfolio of games featuring titles for major publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Sega and 2K.

Sumo Digital is part of Sumo Group Ltd.

Senior Backend Developer

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Server Programmer

England, United Kingdom (Remote)

Live Ops Programmer

England, United Kingdom (Remote)

View All Jobs

Similar Jobs

Junior Backend Developer

Poland (Hybrid)

Junior Backend Developer

United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Mid Python Backend Developer

Karnataka, India (On-Site)

Backend Developer - Distributed Services

Stockholm County, Sweden (On-Site)

BackEnd Developer

Kyiv City, Ukraine (On-Site)

Backend Developer

Tel Aviv District, Israel (Hybrid)

Backend Developer

Denmark (On-Site)

Backend Developer for Games

Worldwide (Remote)

Java Backend Developer

Delhi, India (Hybrid)

Développeur.euse Back-end Senior/ Senior Backend Developer

Quebec, Canada (On-Site)

Similar Skill Jobs

Graduate Game Designer/Mathamatician

New South Wales, Australia (Hybrid)

2D Game Background Artist - Fully Remote

Berlin, Germany (Remote)

XR Technical Project Manager

United States (Remote)

Operations Manager - Virtual Golf

Denmark (On-Site)

Freelance Programmer for Camera Plugin Development

Copenhagen, Denmark (Hybrid)

Environment Artist - (Expression of Interest)

England, United Kingdom (On-Site)

Technical Artist

Canada (Remote)

Slovak LQA - Game Tester (Freelance-Remote)

Braga, Portugal (Remote)

Romanian LQA - Game Tester (Freelance-Remote)

Braga, Portugal (Remote)

Hebrew LQA - Game Tester (Freelance-Remote)

Braga, Portugal (Remote)

Jobs in Czechia

Intern - World Designer

Czechia (On-Site)

ntern - World Designer

Czechia (On-Site)

Software Engineering Jobs

Senior Software Engineer - Data Test Automation

Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Senior Software Engineer - iOS (Swift)

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Operations Manager - Virtual Golf

Denmark (On-Site)

Freelance Programmer for Camera Plugin Development

Copenhagen, Denmark (Hybrid)

iOS Developer - São Paulo, Brazil

State Of São Paulo, Brazil (On-Site)

Game Content Designer

Braga, Portugal (On-Site)

Associate Founder Staff ( Full Time, Remote )

Delhi, India (Remote)

Android Developer

Epistimoniko & Technologiko Parko, Panepistimioupoli, Ioannina, Greece (On-Site)

Senior Backend Engineer, Core Services

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)

Office Coordinator

St. Julian's, Malta (On-Site)

Game Development Courses

Learn the foundations of Game Development and create your very own video game.

Full-Stack Game Development • Game Development Fast Track • Game Development Advance

Programming MCQs

Check out our comprehensive collection of programming multiple choice questions (MCQs) curated for both aspiring and experienced game developers. Enhance your skills and knowledge with our targeted, expert-level questions.

Unity MCQs • OOPS MCQs • C++ MCQs • Data Structures MCQs • Design Patterns MCQs

Try out our Online Compilers

Write, run, compile, and debug your code efficiently with our user-friendly online compilers. Accessible from anywhere, our compliers simplify your coding experience.

C++ Compiler • C Compiler • Python Compiler • HTML Compiler • Javascript Compiler

A global community of game builders. Helping people upskill and land jobs in the best gaming studios.

Company

Key Links

Contact Us

hello@outscal.com

Made in INDIA 💛💙