Senior Fullstack Developer

Build A Rocket Boy; London; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

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Senior Fullstack Developer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote

Reporting To: Nicolas Raby

Description

As a Senior Full Stack Developer, you will work at the intersection of game publishing and engineering, driving the development of tools and systems that enhance player engagement, optimize performance, and support live game operations. Your role will be crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of in-game events, performance monitoring, and A/B testing, contributing directly to player experience and revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Game Event Systems: Develop and maintain tools that manage in-game events (e.g., time events, challenges)
• Performance Monitoring & Optimization: Implement monitoring solutions to track and optimize key technical performance metrics such as FPS, loading times, and server responsiveness.
• Live Operations Tooling: Design and develop internal tools to support live event management, A/B testing frameworks, and operational analytics.
• Testing & Pipeline Support: Contribute to the synthetic and functional test pipeline, ensuring system stability through load testing and visualization dashboards.
• Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with game designers, production teams, and backend engineers to develop scalable, efficient, and user-friendly tools.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Management: Leverage cloud services for deployment, data storage, and real-time analytics.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in at least one modern Front-End framework: React, Angular, Solid.js, Svelte, or Vue.js.
• Hands-on experience with backend development using Node.js and TypeScript, with a focus on RESTful services.
• Database & Storage Systems: Proficiency in working with MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, or similar database environments.
• Cloud & DevOps Knowledge: Familiarity with AWS services for hosting, data pipelines, and cloud storage solutions.
• Testing & Automation: Experience with performance monitoring, synthetic/functional tests, and load testing frameworks.
• Proven experience in an engineering team, ideally within the video game industry.
• Experience with live game operations, including analytics-driven decision-making and real-time event management.

Benefits

Our Global Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited coaching & therapy: with Oliva, to support your mental health.
• Stock Options: everyone owns a piece of our success.
• Pension scheme: up to 5% employer matched contribution to finance those golden years.
• Socials: office & remote events, play sessions and company-wide parties.
• And even more benefits based on your location!

If you're based in the UK:

• 25 Annual Leave + 8 bank holidays: we're flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what's important to you.
• Private Medical Insurance: full cover with AXA.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Level 3 cover with Medicash.
• Cycle2Work Scheme: lease a bike through us and save on tax too!
• Electric Car Charging: electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.