Job Overview
Does the challenge of working on a new AAA unannounced project excite you? Here at DPS Games, you can do exactly that. We are based in Guildford, self-publishing our own title, and are fully funded by Wargaming, one of the biggest publishers of FTP games in the world.
Our studio leadership is industry veterans, and we believe we’re building a great studio culture in the best studio space in Guildford. If you think you have the talent to join a world-class team, we’d love you to join us!
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 to
You 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 in designing and developing microservice architectures to produce scalable, maintainable backend systems.
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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 in developing game backend architectures (state management, real-time player interactions, high load); and systems that support matchmaking, leaderboards, 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 mode
Hybrid, 3 days of work from the office
Benefits
Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Belgrade include:
- Additional Vacation days on top of the statutory minimum dependent on years of service with Wargaming Group
- Up to 8 “Trust days” per calendar year that require no medical certificate
- Career development and education opportunities within the company
- English clubs and platform for learning languages
- Premium Private Health Care
- Mental well-being program (iFeel)
- Commuting allowance
- Gym trainings / Wellness program
- Personal Gaming Account
- Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
- Company events
- Seniority Awards
- Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.
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