About the job
Join Hutch as a Multiplayer Server Engineer!
At Hutch, a leading mobile games developer and publisher with a vibrant presence in central London, Dundee, and Canada, our mission is to cultivate the most diverse and engaged automotive gaming community on mobile platforms. With over 280 million players enjoying our titles, we are continuously innovating and developing exciting new games.
We prioritize the well-being of our team members, allowing you to create incredible games while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Our culture is centered on ensuring happiness and wellness among our staff.
In our small, empowered teams, you will have the freedom to tackle creative and technical challenges collaboratively, enabling the development of outstanding games while enjoying the process.
We value transparency, community, innovation, and a focus on delivering exceptional experiences to our players. Ready to join our mission?
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled Server Engineer to become a vital part of our dynamic team at our central London studio. This role involves designing, prototyping, and developing server-based multiplayer systems for our successful mobile games. If you thrive on taking ownership of your work and relish the technical challenges of a high-load environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Collaborate closely with artists, designers, and fellow programmers to significantly impact the backend services of our games.
Your Responsibilities Include:
- Designing, prototyping, and developing server-based multiplayer game systems.
- Collaborating on synchronous and asynchronous gameplay, tournaments, matchmaking, leaderboards, and more.
- Working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a high-quality, secure, and scalable online experience for our players.
- Exploring innovative avenues to expand our multiplayer services across new titles using cutting-edge technology.
- Creating maintainable online functionality ready for rapid post-launch updates based on player feedback.
- Developing tools to empower artists, designers, and customer service teams in managing online services.
- Engaging in design discussions to leverage technology effectively.

