Senior Platform Backend Engineer

Accountabilities

• • Design, develop, deploy, and operate backend services supporting real-time collaborative editing, game publishing, content delivery, and other platform capabilities.
  • Own services end-to-end across architecture, implementation, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production operations.
  • Evolve the platform architecture to support stateful real-time workloads, session routing, service fleets, and increasing scale in a cloud-native environment.
  • Define robust APIs and service contracts that enable editor and partner teams to build reliable experiences on top of the platform.
  • Strengthen infrastructure and software delivery practices through infrastructure as code, CI/CD, automation, and repeatable deployment processes.
  • Champion system reliability, observability, monitoring, and effective incident response, using production learnings to continuously improve services.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to translate ambiguous requirements into practical, reliable features.
  • Contribute to architectural and technical decisions that shape the platform's long-term direction.
  • Mentor fellow engineers through code reviews, design discussions, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
  • Help establish high engineering standards around scalability, maintainability, reliability, and overall software quality.

  Requirements

  • Substantial professional experience designing, building, deploying, and operating production-grade backend services.
  • Strong proficiency in one or more modern backend programming languages, with the adaptability to work across multiple technologies when required.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, including API design, data persistence, state management, scalability, and architectural trade-offs.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and containerized, orchestrated application deployments.
  • Proven ownership of production services, including monitoring, debugging, operational support, and incident response.
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native engineering practices, automated deployment, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD.
  • Pragmatic engineering mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and make sensible technical trade-offs under real-world deadlines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience working in cross-functional, fast-paced engineering environments.
  • Experience with real-time or multiplayer systems, WebSockets, collaborative editing, or state synchronization is an advantage.
  • Experience with game development, interactive media, the Unity Engine, or other real-time 3D technologies is a plus.
  • Professional proficiency in English is required for frequent communication with globally distributed colleagues and partners.

  Benefits

  • Remote working opportunity in Canada.
  • Competitive base salary ranging from CAD $125,300–$175,300 in Zone A or CAD $135,400–$203,000 in Zone B, depending on primary work location and experience.
  • Potential eligibility for equity awards and company incentive programs, such as annual discretionary bonuses.
  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance, subject to local eligibility.
  • Competitive retirement or pension plans.
  • Generous vacation and personal leave programs.
  • Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs.
  • Employee stock ownership opportunities.
  • Mental health and wellbeing programs and global employee assistance resources.
  • Employee resource groups and an inclusive, collaborative workplace.
  • Training, learning, and professional development opportunities.
  • Volunteering and donation-matching programs.
  • No relocation support or work visa/immigration sponsorship is available for this position.