Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

We are a dynamic video game startup based in Cambridge, UK, dedicated to creating immersive and innovative gaming experiences. We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to join our team and help us develop and maintain our cutting-edge game technologies and systems.

At World Makers, a Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure) will have the opportunity to work on the backend systems and infrastructure that powers our online multiplayer games. This includes developing microservices and cutting-edge distributed systems, developing infrastructure as code pipelines, and deploying services to be used by millions of players worldwide.

This is a hybrid role. The successful applicant will be expected to spend two days per week onsite in Cambridge.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimise services and distributed systems that are used by thousands of concurrent users on both cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Develop and manage new features throughout their entire lifecycle, from initial concept to final release.
• Develop and maintain systems to handle and analyse millions of daily user events for anticheat and analytics purposes.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code pipelines and systems.
• Work effectively with other game development disciplines, including art and design.
• Contribute to and drive new technical architecture and design.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience in software development.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Experience shipping code to a production environment.
• Experience working on microservices and distributed systems.
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working on cloud platforms such as AWS / GCP / Azure and working with infrastructure as code tools such as AWS CDK and Terraform.
• Experience running and deploying software on GNU/Linux or BSD-derived systems.
• Experience using version control software (e.g. Git / P4)
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

Bonus Skills

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience working on and shipping live service games.
• Experience working on Spring Boot projects.
• Experience deploying software/services on Kubernetes.
• Experience working with Apache Spark and Iceberg.