Avalanche Studios Group is looking for a Backend Programmer to join our central technology organisation, Central Tech. Central Tech is our core technology team and we innovate in areas that push the boundaries for what open-world sandbox gaming means as well as enhance our players' online experience within our live-service games. As Backend Programmer you have experience handling large code bases shared between multiple products and will work on the development of player-facing backend services power our live service games with features such as authentication, data tracking, live service events scheduling, matchmaking and more. The services you will develop are used in both our AAA and self-published games with millions of active users. In this role, you will be challenged with designing and developing our next generation of backend services. You will in collaboration with the game teams work on upcoming and unannounced projects, as well as support existing games in their usage of our services. You will be part of a team of Backend and Frontend Developers, as well as Data Engineers, working on our backend services that are implemented in Go with parts extending into C++ and JavaScript.
Strong knowledge of backend programming in Go
Experience with storage technologies such as MySQL and Redis (or equivalent)
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
A great sense of technical excellence, functionality and problem solving
Aptitude for supporting other members of the team, fostering an inclusive environment of growth and development within Central Tech
Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal
Other beneficial qualifications
A solid understanding of software architecture
Knowledge of Javascript (React) and C++
A passion and interest in gaming
Previous experience working with high availability cloud based services with a large simultaneous user base
