Online Programmer at Lakshya Digital

Requirements

Job Title: Online Programmer
Location: Canada (Remote - Within Pacific Time Zone (PST) to Eastern Time Zone (EST))
Rate: $40- $50/hour CAD
Employment Type: Freelance

Position - Online Programmer
We are looking for an Online Programmer to join the Lakshya Digital team. The Online Programmer will contribute to the full stack of our game, from developing and maintaining game features to instrumenting, operating, and providing debugging tools and frameworks for all parts of our distributed solution. They will be involved in designing and implementing systems that can scale with large populations of players and be easily maintained in the long run.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, instrument, and operate online services.
• Integrate online features into the game engine in a multiplayer context.
• Implement workflows to adapt to the Sony online ecosystem.
• Provide frameworks to teammates to help them be proficient with the full stack.
• Work on setting up infrastructure as code.
• Work on CI/CD and task automations.

Experience and Skills Required

• Relevant experience in similar roles.
• Proficiency in C++ programming (experience with Unreal Engine is a plus).
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, and orchestration.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience in testing and scaling online services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of back-end programming frameworks (e.g., Rust).
• Knowledge of front-end frameworks (e.g., TypeScript, Node.js, React).
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring stacks (e.g., ELK, Prometheus/Grafana).

Benefits

Lakshya is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. Please let us know of any accommodations needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process.

Role Information: EN
Studio: Lakshya
Location: Americas, Canada
Area of Work: Art
Service: Create
Employment Type: Full Time, Freelance
Working Pattern: Remote

Being part of Keywords Group, Lakshya has access to vast resources that provide us with huge flexibility and scalability. We work with some of the largest Game publishers and developers in the US, Japan as well as Europe. Our team of industry professionals, based offshore in India and onshore in the US and Japan, collaborate throughout the development process to reduce turn-around time and client costs, while delivering a greater volume of high quality content.

Whether a high volume of content on a tight schedule, or the generation of specific assets that requires dedicated attention, we understand the issues that arise in the development process. Our team of industry veterans helps manage projects efficiently, foresees and provides solutions to the challenges that may arise during the production process, delivering the highest quality at the best value while adhering to the strictest standards of QC and Security.