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Lead Backend Services Programmer - Engineering - Multiplayer Action
1 year ago
Why Firesprite?
Founded in 2012 by a group of creative and management veterans with years of industry experience, Firesprite is a visionary game development studio based in the heart of Liverpool’s vibrant game development hub with over 200 team members.
Creating a number of showcase games for PlayStation console and peripheral launches over the years, Firesprite’s core focus is developing innovative and memorable experiences for players on cutting edge gaming hardware. At Firesprite, the end player experience always comes first and the team is passionate about how to best combine the disciplines of design, art and code to deliver games that surprise and delight.
A visionary game development studio founded in 2012, Firesprite builds innovative showcase titles for PlayStation platforms as part of the PlayStation Studios family.
Would you enjoy the freedom to create AAA games working from anywhere in the UK, including our Liverpool studio?
We are looking for a Lead Backend Services Programmer to join the early development of a new, AAA, Unreal 5 multiplayer action game.
This bold project aims to break new ground in multiplayer, blending gameplay mechanics in new ways and deeply embedding storytelling elements into a unique universe. We’re building an elite, diverse first-party team and this is your opportunity to help shape a future blockbuster!
As a Lead Backend Services Programmer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable, high availability cloud backend services to support our game. This includes, but is not limited to, matchmaking, analytics and build distribution.
You will also be a Line Manager and responsible for the development and well-being of your programming team. Lead programmers are expected to be hands-on and be able to balance their day-to-day programming tasks alongside the line management tasks as necessary, taking full ownership of systems design and delivery while delegating amongst their team as appropriate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architecting highly scalable, high availability cloud backend services to support this title.
- Interfacing with game platform backend systems.
- Implementing API systems as required.
- Using your development experience to help mentor and guide more junior members of the coding team.
Requirements:
- Previous experience building highly scalable, high availability cloud backends, preferably on AWS.
- Familiarity with microservices and serverless architectures.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-code.
- Strong knowledge of security best practices.
- Familiarity with LiveOps processes.
- General software engineering knowledge, such as OOP, design patterns & API development.
Additional or Desired Skills:
- Experience with game analytics.
- Experience with Console development.
- Knowledge of a range of game services such as Steam and PSN backends.
- C++ and Unreal experience are useful, but not essential.
- Experience with Python, node.js and/or C#
Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, with a commitment to a culture of inclusion and mutual respect for all employees from every walk of life, reflecting the community we make games for. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.