Principal Backend Engineer

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Climax StudiosGame Development

Fully remote from the UK or the EUFull-TimePrincipal

Salary not disclosed

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Experience in game development and having shipped multiple live games with high concurrent user count
Proven experience architecting distributed applications with a high concurrent user base
Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin
Solid database experience, with the ability to work effectively with both SQL and NoSQL databases
Proven experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
Proven experience building backend infrastructure using infrastructure as code tools, e.g. Terraform
Proven experience using Kubernetes and Docker to build products at scale
Ability to autonomously architect and design online services based on a specification
Clear and effective communicator with the ability to discuss technical strategy with non-technical stakeholders
Experience building CI/CD pipelines
Experience using Gen AI for code generation

Individual contribution: architect systems, write code, deployments, etc.
Act as the engineering contact point between MPG and the client, working alongside the Project Manager and Engineering Leadership
Translate client requirements into tasks for yourself and team members
Make the right trade-offs to design systems based on performance, time, and budget
Mentor and delegate pieces of work to other team members to help develop them as engineers
Create estimated cost spreadsheets for online services based on projected concurrent users
Cultivate engineering best practices across teams: modular design, code quality, testing
Work with the Lead and Production to communicate risks, benefits, and future roadmaps
Active mentorship of the engineering team towards professional accreditation and technical leadership

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