Title: Game Backend Programmer

Square Enix Montreal is looking for talented programmers with a passion for games and online services to help in the development and maintenance of our games.

Responsibilities:

Analyse, design and develop feature requirements for the games
Act as a bridge to develop and maintain connected games
Communicate and implement game features in game client and servers alike
Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team in finding the best solutions in a wide variety of technologies, systems and services
Participate in reviewing and optimizing processes and codebases
Contribute towards developing high quality software:
Writing quality code
Performing reviews
Using industry standards and best practices
Ability to find and implement solutions having in mind requirements such as:
Support and long term maintenance
Extensibility, scalability
Best practices for the given language (C#, Java)
Cross platform usability (consoles, mobile devices, PC)

Experience & Qualifications:

University diploma in programming, computer engineering, software engineering or equivalent
3+ years of experience in:
Web services, REST API programming
Working with Relational and NoSQL databases
Unity programming
All of the following languages: C#, Javascript, Java
Strong knowledge in:
Continuous integration and continuous deployment strategies
Designing software using design patterns and OOP
QA concepts such as unit and regression tests
Autonomy and self-management to carry on complex assignments without supervision

Additional Skills

Experience working with Linux environments and tools
Experience with third party API integrations and external service providers
Extra Points: Experience working with Docker
Familiarity with distributed systems and network protocols.
Familiarity with Micro-service based architectures
A solid understanding of backend performance, efficiency & security issues.

Interpersonal skills:

Goals based approach with the client needs always as a priority
Being a team player is a must
Organization and self-management
Good communication skills
Maturity and professional attitude, comfortable in giving and receiving constructive criticism

Motivation and Interests:

Ambition and passion for video games are essential!