Senior Online Game Programmer

Senior Online Game Programmer

Crytek

Frankfurt, Germany

As Senior Online Game Programmer you will develop and enhance online-backend systems. You have experience with online services from the perspective of real-time/game applications, working with/architecting scalable online systems. The position involves working with cross-disciplinary groups, including interaction with game design and game programming teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and support of a set of reliable and high-performance online services and help integrate them into the company’s products;
• Work with the existing online technologies and game codebase;
• Take strong ownership of some of the core backend systems and keep a general overview of backend technologies and their interactions;
• Improve the architecture of the whole system with scalability and robustness in mind;
• Debug and optimize any module of the backend system;
• Collaborate with game designers, developers and QA to ensure smooth, secure and scalable online experience;
• Mentor other Junior/Regular Online Game Programmers;
• Create accurate task duration estimates and complete all work on a timely basis to a consistent, high-quality standard;
• Actively participate in the team working on a project by making recommendations on how to improve the product’s quality as well as the group’s productivity;
• Contribute to the documentation and (automated) testing procedures.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional work experience as an Online or Backend Programmer (does not have to be in the games industry);
• Direct responsibility for the performance and functionality of certain server modules;
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field;
• Excellent programming skills in Go;
• Database programming experience (SQL and NoSQL);
• Strong debugging & optimization skills;
• Strong understanding of multithreading and other concurrency concepts;
• Programming & trouble-shooting experience in Linux-like environments;
• Deep understanding of network protocols, client-server architectures and data encryption;
• Team player and self-driven;
• Willingness to learn and grow professionally;
• Solid English skills, good communication skills with a strong affinity for transparency;
• Willingness to relocate to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Pluses

• Experience with containerization;
• Experience with C++ and game engines (esp. network layer and dedicated game servers);
• Familiarity with message brokers;
• Passion for making great games.