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Senior Online Programmer

FrankfurtOn-siteFull-time

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Senior Online Programmer focuses on designing, implementing, and evolving scalable online backend services for Crytek's games, collaborating with design and QA, mentoring juniors, and improving architecture.

About this role

We are looking for a Senior Online Programmer in our new state-of-the-art office in Frankfurt, Germany.
As Senior Online Programmer you will help build and evolve scalable online-backend systems. You have experience with online services from the perspective of real-time/game applications, You will be working closely with cross-disciplinary teams, including game design and game programming.

What you'll do

  • Develop and support a set of reliable and high-performance online services and help integrate them into Crytek's products.
  • Work with the existing online technologies and game codebase.
  • Take ownership of some of the core backend systems and keep a general overview of backend technologies and their interactions.
  • Help evolve the architecture of the whole system with scalability and robustness in mind.
  • Debug and optimize modules of the backend system.
  • Collaborate closely with game designers, developers and QA to create a smooth, secure and scalable online experience.
  • Support and mentor junior programmers, sharing knowledge and help them grow.
  • Share ideas and suggestions on how to improve both the product and team processes.
  • Contribute to the documentation and (automated) testing procedures.
  • What you bring

  • 5+ years of professional experience in online or backend programming (this could come from different industries, not only games).
  • Experience taking responsibility for the performance and functionality of certain server modules.
  • A background in computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Excellent programming skills in Go.
  • Database programming experience (SQL and NoSQL).
  • Solid debugging & optimization skills.
  • Solid understanding of multithreading and other concurrency concepts.
  • Programming & trouble-shooting experience in Linux-like environments.
  • Deep understanding of network protocols, client-server architectures and data encryption.
  • Solid English skills, good communication skills with a strong affinity for transparency.
  • Willingness to relocate to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • Nice to have (not required)

  • Experience with containerization.
  • Experience with C++ and game engines (esp. network layer and dedicated game servers).
  • Familiarity with message brokers.
  • Passion for making great games.
  • Skills

    Backend ServicesClient-server ArchitecturesC++ (Nice To Have)ConcurrencyContainerization (Nice To Have)Database ProgrammingData EncryptionDebuggingDocumentationGame Engines (Nice To Have)GOGo ProgrammingLinuxMessage Brokers (Nice To Have)MultithreadingNetwork ProtocolsNoSQLOptimizationSQLTesting Procedures

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