Senior Multiplayer Server Developer

Summary

Join Voodoo's Live Games team as a Back-End Developer and contribute to the ongoing success of Paper.io 2. You will build and scale multiplayer features using Nakama, collaborating closely with a talented team. This role involves developing social and real-time multiplayer functionalities, optimizing for performance and scalability. The position offers a competitive compensation package and other benefits depending on location. The role can be based in Paris, Amsterdam, or fully remote within the CET +/-2h timezone. You will work on a globally renowned game with a large player base.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional back-end development experience
• Professional experience in C# and Unity
• Proven expertise in multiplayer server architecture and networking
• Skilled in optimizing high-load systems and ensuring peak performance
• Excellent problem-solving skills and reliability
• Strong communication in English
• A proactive developer committed to high quality and excellence

Responsibilities

• Build multiplayer features for Paper using Nakama
• Develop social multiplayer features (e.g., leaderboards with real user data)
• Create real-time multiplayer for core gameplay (ensuring low-latency, physics-based interactions with continuous state synchronization and client-side prediction)
• Scale multiplayer infrastructure to support our large player base (efficient room creation, matchmaking, and server optimization)
• Collaborate closely with our small, talented team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Heroic Labs stack (including Nakama, Satori and Heroic Cloud)
• Specialized strengths (e.g., database optimization, network performance, distributed systems)

Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside