Senior Online Game Backend Engineer

• Company TLM Partners
• No. of Openings 10+
• Salary Not Disclosed
• Work Type on-site

Job Description :

Are you looking to change the gaming industry? We are!

TLM Partners is a world-class digital entertainment company dedicated to breaking down barriers in the video game industry. We publish captivating and original indie games that bring people together through our best-in-class cross-play technology, while our professional services arm and cloud-based, fully-remote studio ensure that talent and expertise are always where they are needed most. TLM is at the forefront of making games and game development more accessible than ever.

Gaming together. Anytime. Anywhere. Any device.™

Position Summary: Senior Online Game Backend Engineer

• As a Senior Online Backend Engineer, you will participate on a team of 4-6 mid-level engineers, under the supervision of the lead online engineer.
• Full-time, 100% remote
• Participate in hands-on software engineering work, and peer review.
• Facilitate communication between clients, internal teams/management, and other individual contributors.
• Reports to: Head of Technology
   

Responsibilities

• Work with the technical director and studio leadership developing code for global development projects involving infrastructure for online gaming architecture for multiple platforms/games/consoles
• Work with architects to implement design recommendations and solutions for existing architecture to improve performance, security and reliability
• Develop, maintain, deploy, and optimize backend services and HTML user interfaces.
• Work with the primary interface between Client partners and TLM Partners
• Participate with other departments providing development, documentation, influence strategy and overall direction for an online environment through your contributions
• Collaborate in peer education and self study
• Learning is one of our core values, as such, mentor others within your team and/or across departments
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of application development experience.
• 3+ years experience in the games industry.
• 1+ shipped AAA console or PC titles.
• Worked on implementing an online gaming infrastructure.
• Experience in scaling services reliably to a huge number of concurrent users.
• Polyglot development experience with multiple backend platforms and languages.
• Experience with online cloud hosting services such as AWS, Azure, etc.
• Experience working with online game platforms.
• Great with lateral thinking and motivation to work independently and on a team as well as the ability to work directly with teams across multiple territories and time zones.
• Systems and Network Engineering knowledge.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation from the beginning of a project through completion.
• Dedication, teamwork and professionalism.
• The ability to handle high pressure situations, with composure and diplomacy
   

Desired Qualifications

• Great interpersonal skills.
• Experience with UE4 or Unity game development is highly desirable.
• Experience with cross-platform online gaming is a plus.
• Knowledge of, or experience with game development systems is advantageous.
• Familiarity with current and next console SDKs, Steam, Epic Game Store.