Server Engineer

Hutch is looking for a Server Engineer to join the team in their central London studio. The role involves designing, prototyping, and developing server-based multiplayer game systems for their successful mobile games.

Requirements

• Designing, prototyping, and developing server-based multiplayer game systems
• Working across synchronous and asynchronous gameplay, tournaments and events, matchmaking, leaderboards, DLC, and more
• Growing our multiplayer service into innovative new areas across new titles, using the latest technology to develop the most compelling online experience for our players
• Designing and building new online functionality in a maintainable, robust, and flexible manner, ensuring scalability and readiness for rapid post-launch updates in response to customer feedback
• Writing tools where necessary to empower artists, designers, and customer services to administrate the online services as much as possible
• Previous and proven commercial experience as a server/network or backend developer, working in a high load environment
• Strong technical design and code skills in suitable Web technologies and frameworks, including JavaScript/TypeScript and/or C#/.NET, Node.js, Azure/AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, Redis
• Broad experience of server/network programming and principles, including database design, replication, load balancing, reliable/unreliable messaging, latency minimisation, security

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Remote working 2 days per week
• Excellent salary
• Private health care
• Enhanced Maternity (18 weeks) and Paternity leave (6 weeks)
• Access to mental health initiatives such as private mental health coaching
• Support to learn, develop, and progress within Hutch
• Free snacks and drinks
• Social events, game launch parties, Thursday night drinks, and much more