TreesPlease are looking for a Backend Developer to work on a game that is at soft launch stage and are looking to level-up their capabilities as they extend product features and globally scale their first live game. Your primary focus being development of backend solutions but with professional experience and flair for client-side implementation for mobile platforms.
This role would suit an individual who has transitioned from a client to server role or vice versa, or has worked in a small team covering both knowledge areas.
Your responsibilities will include...
Create and maintain server and client code to realise the product aspirations of our game.
Contribute towards identifying and maintaining backend infrastructure that is most appropriate to our evolving needs as a growing studio.
As part of a small team, take shared responsibility for maintaining the quality of our product and contributing towards release management.
Work closely with a multi-discipline team of engineers, content creators, quality assurance and production to predict dependencies and plan tasks to meet project deliverables.
The skills and experience you'll bring to the role...
Proficient working knowledge of C#.
Experience of other high level programming languages such as NodeJS, Go, Java or equivalent to develop production-ready services and APIs.
Experience developing applications with Unity.
Experience of working with a scalable backend stack such as GCP, MongoDB, Nakama, CockroachDB or equivalents.
Candidates should possess strong communication skills to work as part of a cross-discipline team.
Talented with solving problems and possessing a natural curiosity.
Bonus points if you have...
BSc within the field of Computer Science
Experience with expanding and/or maintaining continuous build systems, such as Jenkins, TeamCity or similar
Proven experience developing and distributing mobile games/apps
A genuine interest in casual mobile games
TreesPlease games are a new studio on a mission to make games that are good for the planet and are played by millions of people. They are a small but expanding team of friendly, talented, ambitious and truly diverse game makers If you are passionate about changing the world through world class games then this is probably a great role for you.
