Server Developer – AAA Games Studio – South East UK

OPM are working with one of the UKs most innovative and creative Games Developers in the hunt for an experienced Server Developer.

In the role you will help develop the online platform for a game.

You will face unique challenges, merging user generated content (UGC) with real-time game server functionality.

The ideal candidate should be an expert in C/C++ with knowledge of network and server development in Linux environments.

You should have experience in distributed infrastructure design and have experience in designing for resilience and reliability.

Being highly self-motivated and able to display excellent problem solving skills are also essential.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Developing online services for games, covering various features including search, discovery, content storage, and real-time game systems at a large scale

Collaborating with team members to create and manage scalable architectures

Working closely with client developers and web team on feature integration

Creating resilient services that can withstand failure and operate with redundancies

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Professional development experience in Linux environments

Expert C/C++

Knowledge of protocols such as TCP, UDP, DNS and HTTP

Experience in distributed infrastructure design and development

Experience with one or more of DynamoDB, Cassandra or MongoDB

Knowledge of Apache Solr, ElasticSearch, or other full-text search engines

Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Tagged as: Server Programming