Server Engineer

Liverpool , United Kingdom
Remote

AI overview

Join a small yet impactful backend team to design and maintain scalable online systems using C#/.NET and AWS, while enhancing CI/CD processes and delivering high-quality features.

You’ll be part of a small but high-impact backend team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and reliable online systems. You'll work closely with engineering, design, QA, and customer support teams to deliver high-quality features and improvements.


Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain server-side features using C#/.NET.
  • Design scalable, secure microservices and APIs on AWS.
  • Manage and optimize databases (SQL, NoSQL) and caching layers (e.g., Redis).
  • Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins).
  • Deploy, monitor, and maintain live production environments.
  • Build internal tools to support QA and customer support teams.
  • Contribute to technical planning, architecture, and code quality.
  • Participate in on-call support and incident response as needed.

Requirements

  • Proven experience with C#/.NET in a live services environment.
  • Strong understanding of AWS, serverless architecture, containers (e.g., ECS, Lambda), and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
  • Solid grasp of CI/CD, Git, and production deployment workflows.
  • Familiarity with observability tools (logs, metrics, tracing).
  • Strong debugging, performance profiling, and testing skills.
  • A calm, pragmatic approach to solving production issues.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
  • Christmas shutdown
  • Flexible working hours
  • x 4 Half-day Fridays (during the summer months)
  • A day off on your birthday
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Comprehensive Medical Insurance
  • Weekly Yoga Class
  • Anti-Crunch ethos
  • Referral Bonus Scheme
  • Bike2Work Scheme
  • Social Events/Project Launch Wrap Parties
  • Charity Events
  • Branded merchandise

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Flexible Work Hours: Flexible working hours
  • Health Insurance: Comprehensive Medical Insurance
  • Branded merchandise: Branded merchandise
  • Paid Time Off: 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)

Wushu studios is an independent development studio working on a variety of cutting-edge games spanning multiple genres. Nestled in the heart of Liverpool’s creative Baltic Triangle, the studio is situated close to the historic Royal Albert docks on Liverpool's famous waterfront, and just a short stroll to the vibrant city centre and all its attractions. We are an inclusive, friendly, collaborative bunch of likeminded individuals who enjoy a laugh but care about the quality of our work. We actively encourage all input, regardless of seniority and make sure all voices have equal opportunity to be heard.

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