Game Server Engineer

About Star Stable Entertainment

Star Stable Entertainment was founded in 2011, sparked by a desire for a game that could make a difference. Although half of gamers are girls and women, they were under-represented in the gaming industry, both as characters and creators. We dreamed of an epic online world where tween and teen girls could share an amazing experience. And we wanted to challenge how things were done in a male-dominated industry.

The result was Star Stable Online, which has gone on to become the world’s number one horse game with over 21 million registered users across 180 countries. We’re thrilled to welcome fun-loving players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. And we’re proud to see each player's special bond with their four-legged friends and the passionate community of Star Stable players.

We continue to champion diverse characters and narratives, encouraging our audience to be their true selves. It’s wonderful to see our dream resonate with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

The Position

As a Game Server Engineer, you will be part of our server team, who works with the aim to scale and maintain our game server to be fit for a larger player base. We are a passionate and diverse team who love to solve our problems together and often pair-program and have a knowledge-sharing culture in form of design and code reviews on a regular basis.

We expect you to have

At least 4 years of experience programming in C++ as this will be the primary language.

An ability to work with a large existing codebase.

Strong maths- and algorithms knowledge.

Cross-platform experience

Experience with agile development (e.g. Kanban/Scrum)

Knowledge of automated software testing and test-driven development.

Experience working with Visual Studio and version control systems (Perforce, GitHub etc)

Excellent communication skills in English.

Experience working in cross-discipline teams.

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrable industry experience.

A passion for programming and experience in game development.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain and improve our existing code base.

Contribute well-structured code that meets game design and technical requirements.

Optimise code and data for memory usage and performance.

Help to identify and solve development obstacles or risks.

What’s in it for you?

At Star Stable Entertainment, you will be a part of diverse culture with a prioritised work-life balance, and a workforce eager to test and try new things! We are on an adventure to scale our unique impact in the world so if you are excited about making a difference and being part of an exciting journey then we would love to hear from you!