Principal Backend Engineer - Remote Gaming Opportunities

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Backend Engineer to join our remote team at The Multiplayer Group (MPG). In this role, you will work closely with a diverse group of backend engineers to deliver and deploy backend services for industry-leading game projects. As a Principal Backend Engineer remote, you'll play a crucial role in defining the technical architecture for major game titles and ensuring implementation quality.

What You'll Do

• Act as the key engineering contact for external co-dev clients, collaborating with the Technical Director and Lead to architect solutions that balance technical idealism with production pragmatism.
• Define the technical architecture for major game titles and mentor the engineering team.
• Architect systems, write code, and manage deployments.
• Translate client requirements into actionable tasks for yourself and team members.
• Make informed trade-offs to design systems based on performance, time, and budget considerations.
• Cultivate engineering best practices across teams, including modular design, code quality, and testing.
• Mentor and guide team members towards professional accreditation and technical leadership.

Requirements

• Proven experience in game development with multiple shipped titles or similar products with a high concurrent user count.
• Experience architecting distributed applications for hundreds of thousands of concurrent users.
• Proficient in at least one of the following: Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin; experience with Python, Node.js, and React is a plus.
• Solid database experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure; AWS Certification (Professional level) is advantageous.
• Experience building backend infrastructure using infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.
• Proficient with Kubernetes and Docker for building scalable products.
• Excellent communication skills to discuss technical strategies with non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Deep expertise in backend technology areas such as DevOps, Microservices, or Cloud Architecture.
• Experience with Unreal or Unity game engines.
• Understanding of using LLMs to process and query structured and unstructured data.

What We Offer

• Flexible working arrangements that support both work and life balance.
• Mental health support, therapy, and coaching services.
• Strong pension plan and life insurance for your future security.
• A minimum of 25 days of holiday, a paid winter break, and volunteering days.
• Annual learning and development budget, expert talks, and mentoring opportunities.