Associate PHP Developer (m/f/d) (REMOTE) - #5745

Permanent employee, Full-time · Germany

Your Job
With your passion for games, you will work in highly motivated, and interdisciplinary production teams. As a generalist, you enjoy ensuring the performance of the frontend graphics and runtime as well as collaborating with the artists & designers to bring gameplay features into our games. With your expertise, you will create an awesome gaming experience for our players. 

Are you a master at finding creative solutions to complex challenges while keeping a clear head and providing good oversight? 

Are you a go-getter with a solution-oriented mindset? Do you have a sweet spot that makes everything run smoothly? 

We have exactly what you are looking for!
Responsibilities
•    Work on the backend of a high-quality game and collaborate with senior team members to understand the technical direction
•    Define and assist in implement requirements derived from game design documents 
•    Create production-ready, high-quality code that can be easily maintained and shared while actively collecting feedback
•    Analyze and optimize the performance and resource consumption
•    Collect and incorporate stakeholder requirements in advance, for example related to technology, methodology and tools 
•    Work closely together with Project Management, Game Design, QA, and developers from different departments 
•    Prioritize, multi-task and perform in a deadline-oriented environment 
•    Focus on learning and skill development and share your knowledge and expertise with other developers. 
Requirements
•    Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent training as an IT specialist
•    3+ years of professional experience developing video games
•    Proficient knowledge in backend programming with modern PHP
•    Solid experience in software architecture, design patterns, optimization and unit testing
•    Solid problem analysis skills with the ability to find simple, robust and efficient solutions for complex problems
•    Hands-on experience analyzing and optimizing runtime and database performance as well as resource consumption
•    Team player who enjoys working with other departments on shared goals with a passion for games
•    Fluent in written and spoken English
•    Experience working with Unity and C# is a big plus. 
Benefits
Why you will love working at BIGPOINT... 

  • Entertain millions of players with high-quality games, disrupt the markets with new multiplayer ideas in multiple different genres and tech projects 
  • Matrix structure that offers the possibility to work on multiple projects with a lean hierarchy for fast decision-making 
  • Work-Life Benefits fully remote from around Germany, flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation
  • Visa & Relocation Support
  • Wellbeing Benefits attractive rates for a gym membership in cooperation with QUALITRAIN 
  • Mental Health Benefits anonymous employee counselling at Fürstenberg Institute 
  • Activity Package regular team events, hackathons, and company events 
  • Education Package yearly education budget for every employee 
FAQ Info
Any questions? Feel free to take a look at our FAQ!
Contact
For direct application: please send only completed application (CV, Cover Letter, References) to career@bigpoint.net and refer to the job reference number.
About us
With over 410 million registered players and over 50 games, Bigpoint is one of the leading developers and publishers of free to play games in the world. Being part of the Yoozoo group, we believe that everybody should be able to play great games and, with an uncompromising focus on quality, strive to push the boundaries of gaming, exceeding our players expectations with fun, accessible and innovative content.
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