Senior Backend Engineer (Steel Hunters)

Job Overview

Join the Steel Hunters team, the newly announced free-to-play mech shooter game, by Wargaming, one of the biggest publishers of free-to-play games in the world.
 
This strategic and tactical game in Unreal Engine 5, blends mech hero combat with Battle Royale and Extraction gameplay in a rich, futuristic setting, where players fight over a rare resource called Starfall. Each Hunter comes with its own abilities and progression paths, setting the stage for intense, memorable battles. For more information: https://www.youtube.com/@SteelHuntersOfficial

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and build scalable and robust systems that enable and support our new free-to-play game in Unreal Engine.  

Reports to

You will report to the Lead Backend Engineer. 

What will you do?

• Design and build scalable and robust systems that enable and support our game. 
• Gather and analyze requirements together with other stakeholders. 
• Lead and mentor junior colleagues. 
• Help develop deployment infrastructure. 
• Work together with game developers, DevOps engineers, and producers. 

What are we looking for?

• Hands-on experience in designing and developing microservice architectures to produce scalable, maintainable backend systems. 
• Kotlin Proficiency, including familiarity with Spring Boot and/or its alternatives. 
• Good understanding of RDBMS, NoSQL databases. 
• Experience with real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, gRPC, etc), and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc).
• Experience with test-driven development with a high level of quality. 
• Experience in developing game backend architectures (state management, real-time player interactions, high load); and systems that support matchmaking, leaderboards, in-game economies, etc. 
• Independent, analytical, and a high level of ownership. 
• Successfully delivered highly scalable systems into production.
• Strong communication skills in English. 

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Experience with Unreal Engine  

Work mode

Hybrid, 3 days of work from the office

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Belgrade include:

• Additional Vacation days on top of the statutory minimum dependent on years of service with Wargaming Group
• Up to 8 “Trust days” per calendar year that require no medical certificate 
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• English clubs and platform for learning languages
• Premium Private Health Care 
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Commuting allowance
• Gym trainings / Wellness program  
• Personal Gaming Account 
• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
• Company events 
• Seniority Awards  
• Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward  

Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.