Lead Backend Developer

About us

Artificial Core is a developer and publisher of Corepunk.

Corepunk is one of the most anticipated MMO RPG's right now. Our motto - Good enough is not enough.

Early Access Trailer

Official Announcement Trailer

Corepunk Gameplay: Professions

"The Corepunk Update We've All Been Waiting For"

Headquartered in Amsterdam with locations in Kyiv and Athens, we're collaborating with studios and talent all over the world.

Corepunk Team

About the job

We’re looking for a Lead Backend Developer to drive the technical direction of our backend team and help shape the infrastructure of Corepunk into one of the highest-quality live service MMO experiences on the market.

Developing MMO games is very challenging. In our view it is as much rewarding. We want to find someone who shares our passion for challenge and excellence to enjoy this path together.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development efforts and guide the team through architectural and technical decisions.
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable game server systems.
• Oversee the maintenance and enhancement of critical services including payment and purchase systems.
• Mentor and support backend developers, ensuring code quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with gameplay, DevOps, and design teams to align backend functionality with game features.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading backend/server-side development for high-load, real-time online games or live services.
• 6+ years of experience in backend development, including team or project leadership.
• Deep expertise in C#, object-oriented programming, and design patterns.
• Strong knowledge of multithreading, client-server architecture, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services and distributed/cloud databases.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and inspire team members.

Benefits

• You’ll play a key role in delivering a highly anticipated new IP MMO RPG for millions of players.
• Flexible schedule
• Remote work
• 28 days of annual leave (including 12 paid public holidays, 16 bonus days, and 2 additional days for corporate events)

Enjoy the "behind the scenes of Corepunk".

Take a sneak peek at the team working and having fun over the years from 2016. We hope it will give you a feel for the atmosphere at Artificial Core.

We’d be happy to see you with us 😉