Senior Backend Engineer, SplashDamage
Independently-owned game development studio
Open for applications
Independently-owned game development studio
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To craft team-based multiplayer games that ignite friendships as much as they do healthy competition and teamwork.
Role
Who you are
- Communicating ideas, intent and constraints to both technical and non-technical team members
- Working across disciplines to solve difficult problems in a fast-moving, highly collaborative team
- Breaking down your work into measurable and achievable tasks
- Taking ownership of features and autonomously driving them to completion
- Writing clear, maintainable and reliable code and documentation
- Proficiency in one or more backend-related programming languages (Go preferred) and associated technologies
- Proven experience as a backend engineer, with a strong track record of designing and implementing systems to be deployed in a live and high-traffic environment
- Solid understanding of API design, database technologies (relational and non-relational), and deployment pipelines
- Strong practical knowledge of distributed services and scalable architectures
- Knowledge of Linux fundamentals
- Good experience writing tests at all levels and producing clear documentation targeted for different technical audiences
Desirable
- The ability to deploy, run and troubleshoot your own services
- Experience in the games industry in backend or online services
- Experience using game backend-as-a-service technologies (e.g. EOS, PlayFab)
- Experience with cloud deployment services such as AWS, and containerization technology such as docker
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Engineer you will work within game feature teams, collaborating closely with other disciplines such as online services, design, gameplay and UI, to create backend services which drive game features such as player accounts, inventories, game sessions, social features and much more.
- With a strong focus on functionality, maintainability, scalability and performance, you will be responsible for owning the architecture and implementation of key features within our cloud-based backend infrastructure
Our take
Splash Damage is a game development company best known for its work on Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, partnering with D&I companies such as POC In Play, Out Making Games, Industry Gayming, and Queer in Games.
While Splash Damage was acquired by the multimedia company Tencent in 2020, the company has since retained its independence and even started its own acquisition portfolio through the purchase of Bulkhead Interactive. Operating as an independent entity within the Tencent family, its focus going forward is on creating an original sci-fi-based game.
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Company benefits
- Private medical and dental cover for you and your family along with Babylon 24/7 digital GP services. We also offer onsite counseling and an employee assistant program, along with covering eye tests, gym memberships, and more.
- With 8 public holidays and an additional 3-day studio Christmas closure, our staff have a total of 36 days off. We also offer flexible working hours and regular company social events.
- Industry-leading fully paid 30 weeks maternity leave and 10 weeks paternity leave, along with flexitime and life assurance, helps new parents manage their time and put their family first.
- All of our staff have enhanced company pension contributions, meaning that we invest in your future together.
- We offer generous referral bonuses and staff are enrolled in our new bonus scheme.
- We have cycle-to-work and car leasing schemes, a free car park, game and book libraries, complimentary weekly onsight haircuts, and discounts at many local businesses.
Company values
- We put our team first: We put the team ahead of our own immediate needs. We know that in an aligned team we'll always outperform the sum of our parts.
- We trust each other: We trust each other to give candid and constructive feedback and strive to take on new perspectives and ideas.
- We find solutions: We're highly adaptable, tackling problems head-on and course correcting when new challenges arise.
- We decide and deliver: We're empowered within our teams to make decisions and hold each other accountable, with the autonomy to prioritise what needs to be done and when.
- We always learn, always improve: We're dedicated to unlocking our individual and team's potential through a constant focus on learning, self-improvement, and knowledge-sharing.
Company HQ
Bromley, UK
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Leadership
Richard Jolly
(CEO)After graduating from Abertay University, created Splash Damage which they have been a part of ever since.
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