Sr Software Engineer, Games

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, implement, test, and maintain clean, efficient, reusable code for gameplay features, tools, and systems
• ▹Build and improve tools that help designers, artists, product managers and live-ops teams work more efficiently
• ▹Integrate tools and systems into existing content creation pipelines and production workflows
• ▹Work across gameplay, UI, live operations, backend integrations, and internal development tools
• ▹Debug and resolve complex issues in production and development environments
• ▹Analyze and optimize performance, runtime behavior, memory usage, network behavior, and reliability
• ▹Work with networked and online systems: APIs, real-time systems, client-server, multiplayer or social features
• ▹Participate in code reviews and uphold engineering quality and maintainability
• ▹Maintain clear documentation for code, systems, and tools
• ▹Support modernization of large, long-lived codebases while maintaining production stability
• ▹Use AI coding assistants and automation to improve productivity and reduce repetitive work
• ▹Mentor and support other developers through technical guidance and code reviews

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of professional software development experience, ideally in game development or live-service products
• ▹Strong programming skills in C++, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, or PHP
• ▹Experience building, maintaining, and shipping features in live production environments
• ▹Strong understanding of gameplay systems, tools development, client-server architecture, APIs, real-time or online features
• ▹Experience working in large, mature, or long-lived codebases
• ▹Ability to write clean, well-documented code from technical and product requirements
• ▹Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• ▹Understanding of performance optimization, system architecture, and source control best practices
• ▹Comfort working with designers, artists, product managers, and QA
• ▹Ability to translate product or design ideas into practical technical solutions
• ▹Experience working independently and collaboratively in a fast-moving team
• ▹Familiarity with Agile, Kanban, or similar methodologies
• ▹Practical mindset, strong ownership, bias toward shipping high-quality work
• ▹Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with Unity, Unreal Engine, HTML5 game clients, or custom game engines
• ▹Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, C#, C++, or Node.js in production
• ▹Mobile development experience for Android or iOS
• ▹Experience with free-to-play, social, casual games, virtual worlds, or live-service operations
• ▹Experience with game economies, virtual goods, player-to-player systems, content pipelines, or live events
• ▹Experience with multiplayer, online, networking, sockets, REST APIs, client-side prediction, or synchronization
• ▹Experience with SQL, MariaDB, Redis, Memcached, or data-store tradeoffs
• ▹Experience with Docker, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines
• ▹Experience with performance profilers, memory analyzers, or network debugging tools
• ▹Experience with ActionScript, Flash, HTMX, or legacy game technology
• ▹Experience shipping games on web, mobile, PC, console, or cross-platform
• ▹Comfort using AI coding assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot in a real workflow

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Compensation: CAD $95,000–$132,000, depending on experience and fit
• ▹Group Retirement Savings Plan matching
• ▹Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• ▹Health and Wellness spending account
• ▹Generous time off policies
• ▹Opportunity to work on long-running live-service games with established communities
• ▹Exposure to modernization, AI-enabled engineering workflows, and high-impact initiatives

About the company

Big Viking Games is a Canadian gaming company that builds, operates, and grows long-standing online game communities, with flagship titles YoWorld and FishWorld.