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Senior Full Stack Engineer (Java)
10 months ago
Jagex is the home of the iconic massive multiplayer online role-playing game RuneScape and its family of adventurous titles. We are a leading games studio that places our players at the heart of everything we do. Together we are building deep and engaging multiplayer gaming experiences for players everywhere.
The Publishing Platform department is responsible for player accounts, payments and distribution of games, published by Jagex.
We are strengthening our multi-skilled team to deliver new payment features on the platform. These include new integrations with payment providers, supporting game promotions or campaigns and modernizing the technology to take full advantage of the cloud.
Technology Stack
- Java / Spring Boot – microservices
- Postgres / Redis / ElasticSearch – persistence
- Kafka – events
- TypeScript / React / Next.js / Node.js – app framework
- Mobx / Redux – state management
- GitHub / BitBucket – CI/CD
- AWS / Vercel – cloud
- Kubernetes – containerisation
- Terraform / Helm – infrastructure as code
Responsibilities
- We are looking for a highly experienced, self-motivated and enthusiastic Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our payments team.
- Lead functional and technical analysis, design, programming, testing and maintenance of large product features
- Create high throughput, reliable and secure systems by exploiting existing and emerging technology and processes
- Work closely with the Engineering Managers to build the skillset of Jagex Engineers
- Work with a cross-functional team in a Scrum environment
- Utilize your existing experience of continuous integration and deployment to shorten feedback cycles
- Play an active role in shaping the department’s technical principles
- Mentor and coach Engineers at Jagex
- Build exciting and engaging software
Requirements
- Expert skills in Java and Spring Boot microservices
- Skilled in using relational DBs, especially Postgres
- Expert knowledge of designing and using REST APIs e.g. OAuth2
- Experience using TypeScript, React, Express and Redux
- Experience working in a DevOps culture
- Experience creating CI / CD pipelines and associated build & deployment tools
- Ability to present work to stakeholders as part of a team
- Ability to contribute clearly to technical discussions
- Experience working in Agile and Scrum Frameworks
- AWS cloud experience a plus
- Background in payment/ecommerce systems is a definite plus
- Ideally a gamer at heart; we expect our employees to be product focused
Company Overview:
A leader in creating deep and engaging experiences on PC and mobile, Jagex was founded in 2001 and is today one of the UK’s biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers.
Famed for its flagship MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, Jagex has welcomed more than 260million player accounts to its world and created a $1bn lifetime franchise revenue. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds.
Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly-active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.
Jagex is expanding and extending its portfolio with fresh franchise titles, new IP and, in 2018 launched Jagex Partners, delivering third-party publishing and operational services exclusively for the living games of the future.
Jagex employs more than 400 people at its Cambridge headquarters and is on the hunt for talented people to work across the business to help the company to achieve yet another year of record growth and player satisfaction.
Company Benefits:
- Flexible Working
- Bonus Scheme
- Private Health Care
- Gym Membership
- Monthly Energy Allowance
- Generous Pension Contributions
- Life Insurance
- Free Cycle Repair
- Income Protection
- Dental Plan
- Free Fruit and Drinks
- Subsidised Canteen
Feel like you fit this role, but don’t meet all the requirements? We strive for fresh perspectives, so as long as you can demonstrate how your attitude and other abilities might make up for any gaps we would welcome your application!
Jagex are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
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