Company Description

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA games development studios with an international team of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices located in Poland, UK, US, and Canada, and from all over the world thanks to our remote work programs.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. We are one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry and we are expanding it with in-house solutions called PCF Framework.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles: Gemini is our new project being developed with Square Enix; Bifrost, Victoria and Dagger are projects we're growing in the self-publishing model. We also have one project in the concept phase – Red; as well as two projects in VR technology – Green Hell VR and Thunder - a new project based on one of the IPs from the Group's portfolio.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF sets out to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talents in the industry to work together on the new generation of action games for the global gaming community.

If you decide to accompany us on this journey, you'll have a chance to perfect your craft and expand your knowledge, working alongside leaders in the industry on bringing a brand-new unique experience to the players worldwide.

Project Victoria is a yet unannounced AAA action-adventure game developed by our North American team supported by PCF's European studios.

Job Description

Design and implement backend services running on the PCF Online Services Platform

Work with the backend team to establish requirements for the infrastructure and architecture of the online services platform

Assist game/economy designers with expressing their needs in terms of online services; give them feedback and help them

Adjust their designs to avoid common security and scalability pitfalls

Assist gameplay programmers in integrating the services in the client and game server

Integrate the backend services into the client and game server

Create backend services powering multiplayer metagame features (matchmaking, game economy, player progression)

Create reusable, performant, secure libraries powering all the services running on the platform

Test, debug, profile and optimize implementations

Mentor and supervise junior programmers in their duties

Qualifications

Typically: 5+ years of experience in the production of high-scalability online services. Domain doesn't have to be video games

As long as user numbers are high: scale matters above all else

Videogame-specific experience is useful but not mandatory

Other relevant domains to look into: content distribution, ad-tech, news, mobile gaming, finance

FAANG (or adjacent) experience highly sought after

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and at least one cloud-native environment (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform...)

Familiarity with Rust and Go programming languages

Alternately: mastery of at least one of: Python, Ruby, C#, Java, and willingness to learn Rust/Go

Knowledge of SQL databases (e.g. Postgres) and Redis; both with an emphasis on scalability and resource efficiency

C/C++ skills: intermediate to advanced (not necessarily engine programmer-level; should be able to find, debug and fix their way around a C/C++ codebase)

Understanding of client-server methodology

Deep understanding of scalability, security and maintainability considerations

Ability to write secure, reliable, understandable code

Being able to work efficiently under tight deadlines

Knowledge of any project management and bug tracking software

Open-minded team player attitude

Strong work ethic and self-motivated

Passionate about playing and making video games

Additional Information

What we offer:

U.S.

100% group health insurance benefit premiums paid by PCF (Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life, and Supplemental Life) and start on day 1 of employment.

401K with 100% match, up to 3% of employee salary, and vested immediately

Paid week off during Winter Holidays

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do

Long term disability, short term disability, travel insurance, as well as other benefits provided.

Canada

Benefit package 100% paid by PCF. Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $500 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage)

Full Dental coverage, including major dental and orthodontics

4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1

Paid week off during Winter Holidays

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days

Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents

A competitive salary and performance-based annual bonuses.

Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment

Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do