[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer @Fortis Games
Mar 27, 2025 - Fortis Games is hiring a remote Staff Software Engineer. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: UK.
Role Description
As a Staff Backend Engineer at Fortis, you’ll help us build an amazing Original IP through all the development stages, from concept to launch. You will work closely with highly talented game designers, artists, and other engineers to design, implement, and launch a large-scale multiplayer experience and leave your mark on a game that will last for years.
- Develop game features from prototype through to live operations, ensuring quality and stability throughout the full lifecycle.
- Build and maintain DevOps workflows in a cloud-based environment, primarily using AWS services.
- Design, implement, and support scalable CI/CD pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes.
- Profile and analyze backend systems to identify and resolve complex bugs and performance issues.
- Perform backend load testing to ensure the game infrastructure can handle scale and peak player activity.
- Collaborate with client-side engineers to create secure, server-authoritative gameplay systems.
- Create clear, well-structured technical documentation to communicate design decisions and architecture to the broader team.
- Contribute to studio-wide engineering standards by following and shaping development guidelines and code quality practices.
Qualifications
- Extensive software engineering experience in the games industry or with large-scale, real-time, low-latency systems, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality solutions.
- Hands-on experience developing backend services for real-time, multiplayer Unity games or streaming solutions using C# and .NET strongly preferred.
- Solid background in building multi-service backends using AWS cloud infrastructure and tools.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative development environment, incorporating feedback to refine game features.
- Collaborative mindset with experience working on cross-discipline teams alongside designers, artists, and other engineers.
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented, thriving in dynamic, entrepreneurial settings where initiative is key.
- Firm grasp of game mechanics, systems design, and how technical choices impact player experience.
- Fluent in English with clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Benefits
- We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community.
- We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That's why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.
- Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming.
Company Description
Fortis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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