Lead Backend Engineer
People Can Fly
- Newcastle
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assigns, delegates, and supports individuals in their tasks, monitoring and reviewing the progress of their work.
- Provides constructive feedback and clear communications to enhance behavior and performance, ensuring a continuous improvement approach. Takes responsibility for evaluating their direct reports during periodic performance reviews, providing valuable insights and assessments toward their career development.
- Fosters an engaging atmosphere within their team, as well as ensuring a healthy work-life balance by setting clear expectations and scope of work, empowering individuals to propose solutions, and express their opinions. Utilizes data such as pulse checks and satisfaction scores.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with other Leads, Directors, departments and project stakeholders on a continuous basis in order to notably build trust and work toward the project's objectives and ambitions.
- Follows the Director's guidance/vision and implements it. Contributes to the Director's direction by providing important data, raising issues, seeking advice and relays them to relevant project leaders.
- Autonomously complete tasks and features in a timely fashion.
- Collaborating with PCF Framework to integrate and develop shared components, and augment stability/features of shared modules.
- Work closely with Principal(s) and project Architect to implement high quality features and code, proactively identify and address risk with the team.
- Proactively participate in code reviews to share knowledge and learn from other team members.
- Stay informed of best practices and technical solutions used at the company.
- Design and implement backend services for the PCF Online Services Platform, tailored for online gaming.
- Provide tools and frameworks for smooth backend service integration with game clients and servers.
- Implement protective measures against threats and ensure adherence to data protection laws.
- Regularly refine the performance of online services, focusing on server efficiency and user load management.
- Resolve technical issues and continuously support and update online services for stable performance.
- 8+ years experience working in console / PC games including prior experience in any leadership capacity
- 5+ years of experience developing high-scalability online services in various domains, emphasizing handling large user bases.
- Involved in the full production cycle of at least 2 titles
- Strong mentoring and leadership skills.
- Excellent primary programming language skills.
- Proficient with Source Control and Code Review tools (Swarm, Perforce, Git, etc.).
- Proficient with Project Management Software (JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Familiarity with Kotlin, Java and Go, or willingness to learn these languages.
- Expertise in Python, Ruby, and C#, or willingness to learn these languages.
- Skilled in Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience with SQL databases (like Postgres) and Redis, focusing on scalability and efficiency.
- Experience managing backend systems that handle high volumes of traffic and data, ensuring efficiency and stability under load.
- Solid understanding of client-server methodologies and technologies.
- Good knowledge of scalability, security, and code maintainability.
- Ability to produce secure, reliable, and readable code.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Understanding of Unreal Engine for game development
- Experience with OpenAPI and code generation tools
- Experience with monitoring stacks: Prometheus, InfluxDB, Loki, Grafana
- Video Game-specific experience
- Knowledge of OpenTelemetry for application monitoring
- Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families.
- Access to wellbeing platform - Gympass for employees and family members.
- Online Polish and English language classes.
- Access to the pension scheme.
- Flexible working hours.
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
- Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.