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# Backend Engineer - MPG

- **Company:** MPG GROUP, LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Code Generation, Databases, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Github, NoSQL, Perforce, Service-Oriented Architecture, SQL Databases, Unstructured Data, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Test Scripts, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** June 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.climaxstudios.com/join-our-team/jobs/8i-senior-backend-engineer-mpg-fully-remote-from-the-uk-or-the-eu/

## About the Role

* Experience in game development and having worked on at least two game titles in a commercial setting developing server backends for AAA games, free-to-play (mobile) games, casino apps or similar
 * Experience releasing at least two backend services with a large number of concurrent users
 * Production experience with at least one of Java, Golang, C#, C++, Kotlin; experience with Python, Node.js and React is desirable
 * Experience with cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure; having an AWS Certification (Associate or above) would be advantageous

 * Experience with infrastructure as code tools, e.g. Terraform
 * Ability to create supporting documentation, designs, comments, etc
 * Ability to discuss technical and production matters
 * Excellent time management and ability to work autonomously
 * Experience building distributed applications
 * Attention to detail with ability to comprehend and follow direction
 * Clear communicator with the ability to verbalise conceptual thoughts and the willingness to accept constructive critique
 * Experience with Git or Perforce, or other source control software
 * Ability to adapt to new tools, languages, and concepts as required by the project

 * Knowledge of Microservices and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), especially Kubernetes and Docker
 * Experience building a CI/CD pipeline to validate and test code
 * Awareness of security/cheating implications of technology choices
 * Experience using Gen AI for code generation

Beneficial

 * Demonstrable database experience with both SQL and NoSQL
 * Understanding of how a backend service integrates with the game - experience with Unreal or Unity would be useful but not required
 * Experience with high-scale distributed applications with a concurrent user base ranging in the hundreds of thousands, with high uptime, and performant services
 * An understanding of how to use LLMs to process and query structured and unstructured data

## Description

* Individual contribution: construct systems, write code, deployments, etc.
 * Work with the team lead and stakeholders to estimate and prioritise work
 * Work alongside peers to iterate on solutions that fit requirements
 * Keep the project lead and producer apprised of revised estimates and delivery times
 * Promote and maintain high standards and process: tests, CI/CD, documentation
 * Help and support team members in day-to-day work
 * Understand, maintain and expand existing code and develop new features or systems


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