Principal Software Engineer – Backend Services

The Multiplayer Group

Spain

The Multiplayer Group (MPG) are 300 developers and data scientists, helping our clients and partners build 20+ AAA projects at any one time. We’re probably the most experienced multiplayer dev group in the world and we’re set up to help the games industry make games more easily, to deliver the highest quality, and become long-term partners.

We hire the best people, our talented team is spread across the globe. We’re remote-friendly and big on wellbeing, so if you love the sound of us, we’d love to hear from you!

Your mission:

Working in a team of backend engineers to deliver, deploy and help integrate backend services as part of industry leading game projects. Working alongside the Lead Software Engineer/Technical Director and stakeholders to extract requirements and help define solutions. Spearhead and oversee code implementation and delivery by the backend team on genre defining titles.

Please note this position is fully remote based out of Spain 🇪🇸

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What you'll be doing:

Individual contribution: construct systems, write code, deployments, etc.
Extract requirements and advise on solutions, working alongside the Lead to provide high profile support to the client
Work with the team and stakeholders to estimate and prioritise work
Work with the team to iterate on solutions that fit requirements
Lead development through individual contribution
Set and maintain high quality standards and process: tests, CI/CD, documentation
Help and mentor team members in day-to-day work

What we'll need from you:

Solid engineering and code architecture skills
Solid problem solving, debugging and optimisation skills
Previous experience in ONE or more of the following languages: Golang, Java, C#, Node.js, C++
Ability to create high level documentation, diagrams, designs, etc
Ability to advise team members on technical and production matters
Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders and prioritise work
Experience building distributed applications
Knowledge of Microservices and service oriented architectures (SOA), especially Kubernetes and Docker
Attention to detail with a strong ability to analyse and comprehend direction
A good communicator with the ability to verbalise conceptual thoughts and the willingness to accept constructive critique
Previous experience in game development and shipping a game title

What would help:

Golang experience is highly desirable
Experience with cloud platforms: Amazon AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
Experience with infrastructure as code tools, e.g. Terraform
Strong Database experience with both SQL and No SQL highly desirable
Experience developing server backends for AAA games, free-to-play (mobile) games, casino apps or similar

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it’s more than a career choice.

Dale Taylor joined MPG as a Software Engineer in 2020.

He said: “MPG recognises what its okay to ask of us and what isn't. We're not expected to overextend ourselves for the sake of a project or development cycle. They've given me nothing but encouragement and room to grow and become a better dev with every project and task they've given me."

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Life at MPG

What we believe in

respect and trust

We treat each other with respect and trust, clients and colleagues alike.

positive influence

We exhibit positivity in all our interactions.

delivery of value

We're committed to providing exceptional value to our clients.

Enjoyment

We want our team to enjoy their work, interactions with colleagues, and the culture they have helped us cultivate.