Lightfox Games is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Server Engineer to join our Vancouver based team to work on an unannounced mobile game for a world-class IP and Publisher. This role is hybrid out of our Vancouver studio with approximately 50% of time expected in-person.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable server-side systems that power core game features including player data, live ops, matchmaking, and social features

Collaborate closely with Gameplay Engineers, Designers, and Producers to implement and ship backend features that support a outstanding player experience

Own backend features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and live support

Build and maintain reliable, observable, and performant services with an eye toward scalability as the player base grows

Contribute to backend architecture decisions and help establish engineering standards for a growing team

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful backend ownership on at least one shipped online or mobile title

Strong proficiency in Typescript and at least one other backend language, such as Go, Python, or Rust

Experience designing and maintaining RESTful or real-time APIs, with a solid understanding of networking fundamentals





Familiarity with GCP and/or Firebase tech stack, including deployment, monitoring, and scaling

Understand the "Why" of the features you’re building, and collaborate with the team to find creative solutions to enhance development speed and quality

Solid understanding of databases (both relational and NoSQL) and experience optimizing for performance, high scalability, and reliability

Experience leveraging AI tools and LLMs to accelerate backend development, code review, or documentation workflows

Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working cross-functionally in small, fast-moving teams

Self-motivated and comfortable with ownership in an ambiguous, early-stage environment

Nice to Have

Experience building backend systems for mobile free-to-play games, including live ops infrastructure, event systems, or economy services

Experience with real-time multiplayer or social features such as guilds, leaderboards, or co-op systems

Familiarity with Unity and experience integrating server-side systems with a Unity client

Compensation
CA$105,000 - CA$135,000 depending on experience, plus health/vision/dental coverage, RRSP matching, and equity.

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📌 Server Engineer - Unannounced Project (British Columbia)
🏢 Lightfox Games
📍 British Columbia