Backend Engineer

Pingle Studio is looking for a Senior Backend / Online Services Engineer to develop backend services and online features for games in collaboration with international development teams.

We welcome candidates with expertise in either Unreal Engine/C++ online systems or scalable backend services built with Go. Experience in one of these areas is sufficient. Project assignment and responsibilities will depend on the candidate’s expertise.

Requirements

• Proven experience independently delivering and supporting backend or online services in production.
• Practical experience designing and implementing APIs and working with persistent data.
• Understanding of scalable service architecture, data consistency, failure handling, and debugging across system boundaries.
• Ability to work with an existing codebase and take ownership of features through implementation, testing, and support.
• Written and spoken English sufficient for direct collaboration with an international team.

Strong experience in at least one of the following areas:

1. Game online systems:

• Unreal Engine and C++.
• Development of online game systems and integration with backend services.
• Live-service features such as player progression, inventories, storefronts, virtual currencies, or entitlements.

2. Backend services:

• Go development in a production environment.
• Design and operation of distributed systems.
• Relational databases and RESTful or RPC-based APIs.
• Service performance, observability, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs supporting online game features.
• Collaborate with game and client engineers to deliver features across the client-service boundary.
• Improve service reliability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Investigate production issues and contribute to testing, monitoring, and technical documentation.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning.
• Depending on the project, develop commerce and live-ops functionality, including storefronts, virtual currencies, entitlements, rewards, promotions, and dynamic content updates.

Nice to have

• Experience with Pragma or comparable game backend and live-ops platforms.
• Experience integrating commerce systems for PlayStation, Xbox, or Steam.
• Experience supporting live-service or multiplayer games.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, containerized deployments, Kubernetes, or Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience diagnosing production incidents and improving operational tooling.

Working conditions

• Full-time.
• Collaboration with an international game development team.
• Project assignment based on expertise and project requirements.

What we offer:

• Working within a team with well-established pipelines;
• Close collaboration with art and technical departments;
• Participation in the development of complex hard surface solutions (architecture, machinery, destruction systems);
• Fast hiring and clear process;
• 20 Paid Vacation Days;
• 10 Paid Sick Leave Days;
• Regular salary reviews;
• Personal Development Plan for clear growing of skills;
• Accountant support;
• Comfortable Office Location and the ability to work remotely;
• Corporate English lessons;
• Advanced training: compensation of 50% of the cost of training courses, and video courses;
• Career Path and Mentorship Program;
• Referral internal Program: Active Program with Great Bonuses;
• Community of people who understand your game passion.

Attention: Pingle Studio DOES NOT HIRE from the Russian Federation and Belarus.

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