Senior Game Tech Engineer

Senior Game Tech Engineer Code Wizards Group are global leaders in Game Tech, building and running the systems behind modern online games. From scalable backend services and data analytics to embedded co-development and DevOps support. We partner with studios to accelerate delivery and improve performance,. powering everything from indie mobile titles through to AAA console and PC games, operating at scale across a wide range of platforms and services. In a period of growth, we’re expanding our engineering team and seeking a Senior Game Tech (Software) Engineer. The ideal candidate will be passionate about building high-quality systems and enjoys working in a fast-moving, collaborative environment. If you’ve always wanted to work in the games industry, this is an opportunity to apply your engineering expertise in a domain you care about. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES · Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and distributed systems · Contribute to architecture, technical strategy, and key engineering decisions · Own services and features end-to-end, from concept through to production and live operations · Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance code aligned with best practices · Collaborate with internal and external teams in a distributed environment · Act as a technical liaison by participating in client-facing calls to gather requirements, demo new features, and provide status updates on development progress · Mentor and support engineers, driving quality and continuous improvement SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE · Significant commercial software engineering experience at a senior level · Strong backend expertise across multiple languages (JavaScript / TypeScript / C# / .NET / C++ / Rust / Python / Golang) · Proven track record building and running scalable, reliable systems in production · Solid understanding of software architecture, APIs and distributed systems · Strong experience with AWS (Serverless, SQS, EventBridge, API Gateway/WebSockets) and modern tooling (Git, JIRA, DevOps) · Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar) as well as NoSQL technologies (MongoDB, DocumentDB, CosmosDB, Redis, etc.) · Proactive, adaptable and collaborative mindset with a strong sense of ownership · Exposure to Mobile SDK development and frontend experience with React or other modern JS frameworks · Familiarity with Perforce in addition to Git ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE SKILLS · Experience working within the Games Industry. · Hands-on experience with game LiveOps platforms such as Nakama, Playfab, or custom game backend integrations. Must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom #LI-DNI Department Code Wizards Locations Code Wizards HQ (Reading), Code Wizards North (Elgin) Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time Employment level Executive/Senior Level About Code Wizards Group Stuart Muckley and Martin Thomas formed Code Wizards Group back in 2002, bringing together a combined 50 years of coding and video games experience. Since then, they have assembled teams of battle-hardened veterans across both Code Wizards and Multiplayer Wizards; professional services on a mission to help esports orgs, AAA studios, and indies alike build and run successful games. The secret behind our success? We care about our clients' games and players as much as they do.