Senior Backend Engineer (Steel Hunters)

Job Overview

Join the Steel Hunters team, the newly announced free-to-play mech shooter game, by Wargaming, one of the biggest publishers of free-to-play games in the world.
 
This strategic and tactical game in Unreal Engine 5, blends mech hero combat with Battle Royale and Extraction gameplay in a rich, futuristic setting, where players fight over a rare resource called Starfall. Each Hunter comes with its own abilities and progression paths, setting the stage for intense, memorable battles. For more information: https://www.youtube.com/@SteelHuntersOfficial

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 Guildford include:

• 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year - increasing over time to a maximum 30 days per year, with the ability to buy up to an additional 5 days through our holiday buy scheme
• Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)
• Sick Leave Compensation and enhanced Maternity Leave Benefits
• Dog-friendly office
• Onsite canteen (with an endless supply of free snacks and drinks)
• Video games area
• Family coverage for Private Medical Insurance (pre-existing conditions are covered), Life Insurance, Pension scheme offering a matched 4% tax free employee 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 via Perkbox
• Personal Wargaming Gaming Account
• Company events (including events for partners/children)
• Seniority Awards
• Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
• DPS Games, a Wargaming company, is one of the main European hubs for game development 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.