Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software

You’ll be working in a team of backend engineers across MPG. We deliver, deploy and help integrate backend services alongside external co-dev clients as part of industry leading game projects, and collaborate to define solutions and implement features on time and to a high standard.

We’re also developing an internal tool used across MPG, as well as growing our pool of AWS Certified engineers – both of which you will be involved with when you join us.

Work with the team lead and stakeholders to estimate and prioritise work

Work alongside peers to iterate on solutions that fit requirements

Keep the project lead and producer apprised of revised estimates and delivery times

Promote high standards and process: tests, CI/CD, documentation

Help and support team members in day-to-day work

Understand, maintain and expand existing code and develop new features or systems

Experience in game development and having worked on at least one game title in a commercial setting developing server backends for AAA games, free-to-play (mobile) games, casino apps or similar, with a large number of concurrent users

Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin

Experience with one or more cloud platforms:
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure; having an AWS Certification (Associate or above) would be advantageous

Experience with infrastructure as code tools, e.g. Terraform

Demonstrable database experience with both SQL and No

SQL

Experience building distributed applications

Experience with Git or Perforce, or other source control software

Ability to adapt to new tools, languages, and concepts as required by the project

Knowledge of Microservices and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), especially Kubernetes and Docker

Have used or built a CI/CD pipeline to validate and test code

An understanding of how to use LLMs to process and query structured and unstructured data

Experience using Gen AI for code generation

Ability to create supporting documentation, designs, comments, etc

Excellent time management and ability to work autonomously

Attention to detail with ability to comprehend and follow direction

Clear communicator with the ability to verbalise conceptual thoughts and the willingness to accept constructive critique