Lead Network Engineer

Strikerz Inc. is a videogame-creating collective and an international gaming brand launched in 2016 by a handful of people involved with online football. Currently, there are 350+ of us spread over 4 regional offices in various locations across Europe or working from home (yes, we love it too). Strikerz Inc. is the force behind the UFL, the ongoing online football videogame revolution. Being fans, we aim at offering our players an unprecedented gaming experience available on all major platforms.

What are you working on?

• The name of the project(s): UFL
• Genres: Simulation, Sports
• Platforms: Console

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

You will design, implement and integrate new networking components and build improved networking solutions to support various gameplay systems. Using your strong working knowledge of Unreal’s core architecture you will ensure a stable development environment and optimize game networking performance.

As a Lead Engineer you will provide technical leadership for a team of Software Engineers, take part in hiring, share knowledge, as well as build good working relationships with internal and external partners.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

Skills and requirements: 

• Experience as a Senior or Lead Software Engineer role in the gaming industry;

• Strong knowledge of C++;

• Hands-on experience of creating network code;

• Low-latency applications development experience (online games, video conferencing apps, etc.);

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to present your ideas to a large group of discipline experts and other leads on the project;

• English level sufficient for reading technical documentation;

• Passion for game development;

• Solid understanding of object-oriented and data-driven software architecture;

• Experience designing asynchronous and distributed systems.

What is important for us in a person?

Nice to have:

• Multiplayer games development experience;

• Multi-platform and console development experience;

• Background in control theory, including modeling and analysis of feedback systems;

• Data engineering and data analysis experience.

  You will be out of many, if you have:

• Experience in unreal engine and network

• Game development experience

Why do we enjoy working here?

Why choose us?
Our team unites creative professionals who have made a great effort to develop a top-quality project for gaming consoles. If you possess experience in game development or are just a gamer to the core, you are welcome to be a part of our international team, where your skills and creativity will be boosted, and the possibility for growth will always be in the game!

What are the conditions and bonuses?

We offer:

• Competitive salary;

• Medical insurance, sick leaves and social benefits;

• Relocation package;

• Sports compensation;

• Online English classes;

• Referral bonuses;

• Co-working compensation;

• Corporate events.