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Overview

  • As Senior Server Developer at Supersolid you will create scalable backend code for fun and engaging mobile games with millions of users.
  • You will work as part of a highly skilled team to develop new game features and maintain popular games.
  • You will have increased responsibility for team members, deliverables and process

Responsibilities

  • Write test-driven, clean and maintainable code in TypeScript for the Node.js runtime
  • Implement features in a way that is performant and will scale well with increased volume and concurrency of users
  • Monitor, debug and quickly resolve server and database issues on games in production
  • Create services and shared libraries to streamline development and live operations
  • Work in all phases of the development lifecycle with a focus on efficient and iterative coding
  • Be part of an expert engineering team with a coherent development approach and high level of technical quality
  • Lead by example, and mentor other team members to maximise their potential
  • Be an expert contributor when reviewing or writing technical designs and code

Key Skills

  • Passion for developing highly scalable back-end game code
  • Software craftsperson with a diligent programming mentality and zero tolerance for bugs
  • Excellent understanding of programming best practices and data-driven design
  • Experience writing automated software tests and writing testable code
  • Self-driven and excel at completing tasks in a minimally supervised environment
  • Able to communicate ideas from abstract game features to complex technical designs
  • Comfortable working in a small team on high impact features
  • Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or a related subject
  • 6+ years commercial experience with 2+ years of experience of Node.js

Superpowers (not essential but nice to have)

  • JavaScript devotee aware of current ecosystem and upcoming changes
  • Experience working with databases, ideally NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
  • Knowledge of commonly used web security techniques
  • Experience developing real-time client-server applications
  • Interest in Node.js profiling and understanding what makes V8 tick
  • Designed, written, deployed, debugged and maintained web services with 100k+ DAU
  • Devops enthusiast with experience of cloud platforms such as GCP, Heroku, MongoDB Atlas
  • Fan of Kubernetes and containerization
  • Led a clan to victory in Snake Rivals

Life at Supersolid

Our HQ is in the heart of central London - although currently we work completely from home due to COVID policy. We're a fast-moving, creative studio. Our people are what makes our studio fun, exciting and productive.

We reward our employees with:

  • Flexible working hours - core hours 10am-5pm
  • We strive to maintain a healthy work/life balance
  • Competitive salaries
  • There is a discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance and we keep salaries up to date during the annual pay review
  • Support with relocation
  • Support to learn, develop and progress with Supersolid
  • Free snacks and drinks
  • Amazing supersocials, company outings, game jams, Friday night drinks and more!
  • Company pension contribution
  • 28 days holiday and additional days off between Christmas and New Year. There is a tenure reward scheme where you will gain extra holidays
  • Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK



Summary
Company name: Supersolid
Remote job title: Senior Server Developer
Job tags: in-app purchase, freemium, children, gaming, mobile

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