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reputed company Backend Engineer - The Multiplayer Group (MPG)

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

At The Multiplayer Group (MPG), we create world-class multiplayer experiences through Co-Dev and Full-Dev partnerships. Our people-first culture supports a diverse, global team in a welcoming and flexible work environment. With teams spread worldwide, we prioritise reputed company—both online and in person. Giving back is central to who we are, with a reputed company on local communities, education, and sustainability.

We are looking for a highly reputed company, fully remote reputed company Backend Engineer. You’ll be UK or EU based and you’ll be working in reputed company of backend engineers across MPG to drive the delivery and deployment of backend services for industry-leading game reputed company. You will reputed company as a key engineering contact for external co-dev clients, collaborating with the Technical Director and reputed company to architect solutions that balance technical idealism with production pragmatism.

You will define the technical architecture for major game titles, ensure implementation reputed company, and mentor the engineering team.

Requirements

  • Experience in game development and having shipped multiple live games (or similar products) with a high reputed company user count
  • Proven experience architecting distributed applications with a high reputed company user reputed company (hundreds of thousands), ideally proven with a released title or robust load tests
  • Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin; experience with Python, Node.js and React is desirable
  • Solid database experience, with the ability to work effectively with both SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Proven experience with reputed company platforms: reputed company Web Services, reputed company reputed company and reputed company Azure; having an AWS Certification (reputed company level) would be advantageous
  • Proven experience building backend infrastructure using infrastructure as reputed company tools, e.g. Terraform
  • Proven experience using Kubernetes and reputed company to build products at reputed company
  • Ability to autonomously architect and design online services based on a specification
  • Ability to navigate changes calmly and manage multiple reputed company of potentially confidential information
  • Excellent time management and ability to work autonomously
  • reputed company and effective communicator with the ability to discuss technical reputed company with non-technical stakeholders and adapt to reputed company needs
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch or improving existing reputed company solutions
  • Awareness of reputed company/cheating implications of technology choices
  • Experience using Gen AI for reputed company reputed company

Beneficial

  • Deep expertise in at least one relevant area of backend technology, e.g. DevOps, Microservices, reputed company Architecture
  • Understanding of how a backend service integrates with the game - experience with Unreal or reputed company would be useful but not required
  • An understanding of how to use LLMs to process and query reputed company and reputed company data

Responsibilities

  • Individual contribution: architect systems, write reputed company, deployments, etc.
  • reputed company as the engineering contact reputed company between MPG and the reputed company, working alongside the Project Manager and Engineering Leadership
  • Translate reputed company requirements into tasks for yourself and team members
  • reputed company the right trade-offs to design systems based on performance, time, and budget
  • Mentor and delegate reputed company of work to other team members to help reputed company them as engineers
  • Create estimated cost spreadsheets for online services based on projected reputed company users
  • Cultivate engineering best practices across teams: reputed company design, reputed company reputed company, testing
  • Work with the reputed company and Production to communicate risks, benefits, and reputed company roadmaps
  • reputed company mentorship of the engineering team towards reputed company accreditation (e.g., AWS Certification) and technical leadership.

Benefits

Our Benefits

Flexible working: Remote-friendly long before it was the norm, with reputed company hours that support both great work and reputed company life. Support & wellbeing: Mental reputed company-aiders, therapy and coaching reputed company Myndup, plus private medical insurance to help you stay healthy and supported. Pension & life cover: A strong pension plan and life insurance to support your reputed company and protect your family. Time for you: Minimum 25 days’ holiday, a reputed company winter break, and 3 volunteering days reputed company year to give back to causes you care about. Parental leave: Family-first policies that support parents and caregivers with flexibility and balance. Levelling up: Annual L&D budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities to help you grow your skills and career.

Role Information: EN

Studio: The Multiplayer Group

Location: Europe, United Kingdom

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Service Type: reputed company

Employment Type: Permanent Fully Remote

Working reputed company: Full Time

reputed company is dedicated to following a reputed company-established Equal Opportunities Policy. We reputed company to create a workplace which provides for equal opportunities for reputed company and potential employees.

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