People Can Fly is hiring a
Principal Backend Engineer

Summary

Join People Can Fly, one of the leading independent AAA games development studios, as a Backend/Technical Lead. Propose and implement technical solutions to complex problems, work closely with project Architect, and partner with leads to define priority management for features.

Responsibilities

• Propose, implement and own tasks and features in a timely fashion to a high standard of quality
• Provide regular updates to the production for your software and reach out to other parties who will be impacted by your work
• Collaborating with PCF Framework to define the direction of the shared components, and augment the stability, features and performance of existing shared modules
• Propose, design and implement technical solutions to complex problems presented by the production
• Produce highly efficient systems and improve the performance of other systems
• Breakdown your own tasks, update your progress, ask questions and raise issues to relevant stakeholders as well as proposing solutions when needed
• Work closely with the project Architect to implement high quality features and code, proactively identify and address risks with the team
• Partner with leads to define priority management for features
• Proactively participate and approve code reviews
• Share knowledge with the rest of the studio
• Occasionally support leads in recruitment projects with HR collaboration
• Define the best practices and technical solutions used at the company
• Work with QA teams to define testing requirements for new and existing features
• Establish long-term vision and technical plans for ensuring stability and reusability of the backend platform
• Advise and facilitate architectural and technological decision making
• Design and implement backend services for the PCF Online Services Platform, tailored for online gaming
• Provide tools and frameworks for smooth backend service integration with game clients and servers
• Implement protective measures against threats and ensure adherence to data protection laws
• Regularly refine the performance of online services, focusing on server efficiency and user load management
• Resolve technical issues and continuously support and update online services for stable performance