Game Backend Engineer — AWS / Unreal Engine Integration

Role Overview:

The main focus is AWS, APIs, data persistence, live operations, and game service reliability. Secondary experience with Unreal Engine multiplayer/dedicated servers is strongly preferred.

This is primarily a backend role, not a gameplay programming role.

What They Will Do:

●      Design, build, and maintain AWS backend services for player data, inventory, progression, rewards, matchmaking, authentication, and live operations.

●      Work with AWS services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Cognito, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, SQS/SNS, EventBridge, and related tools.

●      Own backend data models for player inventory, stash, loadouts, rewards, economy, and match results.

●      Integrate backend services with Unreal clients and dedicated servers.

●      Support server-authoritative flows such as login, match start/end, extraction results, item rewards, and inventory updates.

●      Build reliable APIs with clear contracts for gameplay engineers.

●      Improve observability through logs, metrics, dashboards, alerts, and debugging tools.

●      Help automate deployments and environment management using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Jenkins, or similar tools.

●      Investigate and fix production/backend issues across test, staging, and live environments.

●      Ensure backend systems are secure, scalable, and resistant to cheating or invalid client requests.

Skills We Need:

●      6+ years of backend engineering experience.

●      Strong production experience with AWS for 3+ years..

●      Experience building APIs and cloud services.

●      Strong knowledge of DynamoDB or similar NoSQL databases.

●      Experience with authentication systems, preferably Cognito.

●      Experience with CI/CD and deployment automation.

●      Strong debugging and production support skills.

●      Good understanding of security, permissions, and data integrity.

●      GameLift or similar server orchestration.

Good to have:

●      Backend Engineer — AWS / Unreal Integration

●      Dedicated server integration.

●      Understanding of client/server authority.

●      Experience with inventory, matchmaking, rewards, or live-service game systems.

●      Unreal Engine experience.