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Big Viking Games

Senior Backend Developer

Big Viking Games
Canada · Full-time · Mid-Senior
Big Viking Games is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Technology team! Reporting to our Director of Engineering you'll be working on our flagship games - YoWorld and FishWorld! The ideal candidate will be a seasoned cloud engineer with extensive AWS experience. This role will be expected to split their time doing both maintaining the current game code and executing modernization projects.

The Duties:

  • Design, develop, and deploy scalable, highly concurrent cloud-based backend solutions
  • Develop and maintain cloud based solutions in accordance with best practices
  • Ensure efficient functioning of data storage and process functions in accordance with company security policies and best practices in cloud security
  • Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
  • Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements
  • Develop, implement and maintain our cloud infrastructure in AWS
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Ensure high availability and reliability of game services in a live operations (LiveOps) environment


Requirements

The Must Haves:

  • 2+ years of experience managing and operating Kubernetes clusters in a production environment
  • 3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform in AWS
  • 5+ years of experience building and maintaining highly concurrent backend systems
  • 5+ years of experience using MySQL / MariaDB
  • 5+ years of Development experience using one or more of the following languages: PHP/Java/Node JS/C #
  • 3+ years of experience working in a distributed system environment
  • Experience with RabbitMQ in production environment


Benefits

  • Competitive salary, bonus program, Group Retirement Savings Plan matching & participation in the Employee Stock Option Plan
  • Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, and vision), including generous time off policies

Key Skills

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Posted
Apr 02, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Toronto
Company
Big Viking Games

Industries

IT Services IT Consulting

Categories

Engineering

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