Intermediate Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• ▹Write robust, efficient, and maintainable code across TypeScript, HTML5, JavaScript, and PHP
• ▹Build and maintain tools and client features in JavaScript/TypeScript
• ▹Work with network code (sockets, REST APIs) and asynchronous, real-time systems
• ▹Review code and give constructive feedback to other developers
• ▹Use performance profilers (memory analyzers, CPU profilers, network sniffers) to diagnose and improve existing code
• ▹Investigate and resolve difficult bugs in production
• ▹Work within the CI/CD workflow (GitHub Actions, Docker) following modern best practices

Requirements

• ▹3+ years of professional software development experience
• ▹Track record of shipping multiple features in a live production environment
• ▹Solid command of at least one of Java, TypeScript, or PHP, and ability to work across all three
• ▹Comfort writing efficient SQL and reasoning about caching and data-store trade-offs
• ▹Sound understanding of algorithmic complexity, general system architecture, and source control
• ▹Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering strongly preferred

Nice to have

• ▹HTMX experience
• ▹ActionScript and Flash experience
• ▹PHP experience
• ▹Strong SQL/MariaDB experience
• ▹Experience with Redis, Memcached
• ▹Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• ▹Comfort working in large, long-lived codebases and improving them incrementally
• ▹Comfort using AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude) in a real workflow
• ▹Free-to-play or live-service game development experience

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Compensation: CAD $80,000–$105,000, based on experience and fit
• ▹Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits with an HSA/WSA spending account from Day One
• ▹Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) participation
• ▹RRSP participation and matching
• ▹15 vacation days + 10 wellness days

About the company

Big Viking Games is a profitable, self-funded live-service game studio based in Toronto, building and operating virtual worlds with deep player-driven economies since 2011; flagship titles are YoWorld and FishWorld.