**👀 The Role** **Title: **Senior Backend Engineer (Free to Play) **Team:** Product/Games **Location:** Remote, United Kingdom We’re looking for a **Senior Backend Engineer** to take ownership of the backend systems powering a new and ambitious suite of **Free to Play** games at** Midnite**. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining the backend systems that power our new suite of games, constructing APIs, and producing robust and maintainable code within specified timelines. This is a senior, hands-on role focused on designing and building server-authoritative game systems in a regulated, high-trust environment. You’ll work as part of a new, small, autonomous games team, partnering closely with the Lead Game Developer and Head of Product to shape how games work end-to-end, from player input through to outcomes, rewards, and analytics. You’ll be at the forefront of creating the systems that all future Midnite games will use! This hugely exciting role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in tight, fast-moving teams but has the experience and judgement to build systems that work with and stand up to company-wide standards and long-term scale. **You will:** - Own the backend architecture and technical direction for Midnite’s new suite of free-to-play games - Design and build server-authoritative systems covering outcome evaluation (RNG and skill-based), rewards, configuration, and analytics - Write clean, efficient, well-documented code and ensuring quality and scalability of the codebase - Establish and uphold backend standards in a regulated environment - Define clear, robust client–server systems in partnership with the Lead Game Developer - Work closely with the team to shape game mechanics and reward models, balancing player experience and fun with fairness, integrity, and risk - Ensure alignment with core platform and compliance requirements as games integrate into the wider Midnite ecosystem - Remain deeply hands-on, writing production code and setting technical patterns as the games platform evolves - As the team scales, you’ll mentor and lead other developers and develop the ways of working. - Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies

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