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 toYou 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 modeHybrid, 3 days of work from the office
BenefitsBenefits 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 holidaysPaid Sick Leave up to a certain number of days, Marriage LeaveCareer development and education opportunities within the companyEnglish Language courses fully covered by the company upon Manager’s approvalPremium Private Health CareMental well-being program (iFeel)Onsite gym and spaFree parkingFree drinks-equipped kitchen in every floor buildingHellenic Bank benefitsEmployee discounts (e.g. restaurants, bars, etc.)Personal Gaming AccountOnsite canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinksCompany events, Social ClubsSeniority AwardsReferral program - You can recommend the best talents to the company and receive a rewardPlease submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.
