Server Engineer

Job description

Lab8 has partnered with a mobile studio in London, who are on the look for a Server Engineer. This role focuses on designing, prototyping, and building server-side multiplayer systems for our successful mobile titles. It’s well suited to someone who enjoys owning their work end to end and thrives in high-load environments with complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Design, prototype, and develop server-side multiplayer systems for our games.
• Contribute across synchronous and asynchronous gameplay features, including tournaments, live events, matchmaking, leaderboards, DLC, and more.
• Collaborate closely with designers, engineers, and other disciplines to tackle the challenges of delivering a high-quality, scalable, secure, and high-performance online experience as efficiently as possible.
• Help evolve our multiplayer services into innovative new areas across upcoming titles, leveraging modern technologies to create compelling online experiences for players.
• Build new online functionality that is robust, maintainable, and flexible, with scalability and rapid post-launch iteration in mind based on player feedback.
• Develop tools where needed to enable artists, designers, and customer support teams to manage and administer online services.
• Actively participate in design discussions to ensure technology is used to its full potential.

Requirements:

• Strong technical design and coding skills using modern web technologies and frameworks, such as JavaScript/TypeScript and/or C#/.NET, Node.js, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL databases, and Redis.
• Broad knowledge of server and network programming fundamentals, including database design, replication strategies, load balancing, reliable and unreliable messaging, latency optimisation, and security best practices.
• Proven commercial experience as a server, network, or backend developer, with a track record of working in high-load production environments.
• Unity experience would be a bonus!

The studio requires a few days in office in London. If this sounds of interest to you, please apply or email: harry@lab8recruitment.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full Time Jobs

Published at

05-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English