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About the Role

Big Viking Games is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build, maintain, and modernize live-service games and supporting technology. This is a hands-on role for someone who can design, implement, debug, and optimize game systems, tools, and features, working closely with various teams to improve player experiences and internal development pipelines. The ideal candidate is a strong developer comfortable with mature codebases, complex problems, live production environments, and mentoring others, while responsibly using modern AI tools.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and maintain clean, efficient, reusable code for gameplay features, tools, systems, and live-service functionality.
Build and improve tools to enhance the efficiency of designers, artists, product managers, and live operations teams.
Integrate tools and systems into existing content creation pipelines and production workflows.
Work across gameplay systems, UI systems, live operations systems, backend integrations, and internal development tools.
Debug and resolve complex issues in production and development environments.
Analyze and optimize performance, runtime behavior, memory usage, network behavior, and system reliability.
Work with networked and online systems, including APIs, real-time systems, client-server interactions, and multiplayer or social game features.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, artists, QA, product managers, and live operations stakeholders to ship improvements quickly and responsibly.
Participate in code reviews to uphold engineering quality, consistency, and maintainability.
Maintain clear and useful documentation for code, systems, tools, and project-related materials.
Support modernization efforts across large, long-lived codebases while maintaining production stability.
Communicate progress, risks, tradeoffs, and technical recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Use AI coding assistants and automation tools where appropriate to improve productivity, accelerate debugging, and reduce repetitive work.
Mentor and support other developers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software development experience, ideally in game development, live-service products, or interactive digital experiences.
Strong programming skills in C++, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, or similar languages.
Experience building, maintaining, and shipping features in live production environments.
Strong understanding of gameplay systems, tools development, client-server architecture, APIs, real-time systems, or online game features.
Experience working in large, mature, or long-lived codebases.
Ability to write clean, simple, well-documented code from technical and product requirements.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Understanding of performance optimization, system architecture, source control, and software development best practices.
Comfort working with designers, artists, product managers, QA, and other non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to translate general product or design ideas into practical technical solutions.
Experience working independently and collaboratively in a fast-moving team environment.
Familiarity with Agile, Kanban, or similar development methodologies.
A practical mindset, strong ownership, and a bias toward shipping high-quality work.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Skills

C++
C#
TypeScript
JavaScript
PHP
Unity
Unreal Engine
HTML5
Node.js
Android development
iOS development
Free-to-play games
Social games
Casual games
Virtual worlds
Live-service game operations
Game economies
Virtual goods
Player-to-player systems
Content pipelines
Live event systems
Multiplayer
Online systems
Networking
Sockets
REST APIs
Client-side prediction
Synchronization
Latency-sensitive systems
SQL
MariaDB
Redis
Memcached
Caching strategies
Docker
GitHub Actions
CI/CD pipelines
Performance profilers
Memory analyzers
CPU profilers
Network debugging tools
ActionScript
Flash
HTMX
AI coding assistants
Claude
ChatGPT
Copilot

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

CAD $95,000 to $132,000

Benefits

Group Retirement Savings Plan matching and participation.
Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage.
Health and Wellness spending account.
Generous time off policies.
Opportunity to work on long-running live-service games with established player communities.
Exposure to modernization, AI-enabled engineering workflows, and high-impact product initiatives.

About the Company

Big Viking Games is a Canadian gaming company focused on building, operating, and growing long-standing online game communities.
Our games have entertained players for years, supported by loyal audiences, live operations, evolving content systems, product innovation, and deep player-driven economies.
Our flagship titles, YoWorld and FishWorld, have served millions of players over their lifetime.
These are enduring live-service virtual worlds with rich in-game economies, virtual goods, social interaction, and long-term player engagement at their core.
We are entering a new phase of modernization and growth, with a focus on stronger engineering discipline, better tooling, practical AI adoption, faster iteration, and scalable systems that help our games and teams perform at a higher level.

Equal Opportunity

Big Viking Games is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. We welcome applications from individuals of all abilities and will provide accommodations throughout the hiring process as needed.