Principal Backend Programmer – Dead By Daylight

Department and team Product Group / Programming Status Permanent Full-Time Location Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON The role Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto, Seattle, Rotterdam, and the UK. Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight . Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment! At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law. Are you ready to revolutionize the video game industry by leveraging your expertise in backend programming? Behaviour Interactive is looking for a Backend Programmer to join its team on Dead By Daylight . In this role, you will leverage your knowledge and expertise, and will be a vital member of the development team, responsible for developing, optimizing, and maintaining the functionality of our backend systems. You will work closely with various internal stakeholders and customers to successfully complete the development and optimization of new and legacy features. In this role you will: Develop new server features and maintain existing code base; Write the specifications before undertaking the development of new features; Diagnose and solve problems to improve code robustness; Work closely with other programmers to provide gaming server-compliant services; Develop and perform functional and load testing; Optimize the code, considering the live and online status of the game. What we're looking for: You have at least 15 years of experience in a similar role; Experience and knowledge of the REST and WebSocket communication protocol; In-depth experiences and knowledge of relational and non-relational databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB, MySQL or other); Extensive experience and knowledge of data modelling with a focus on performance and maintenance; Experience in load testing with distributed load generators; Bonus point: Web application development experience with React and/or Angular; Bonus point: Experience profiling and optimizing server systems (network, CPU, memory, IO); Bonus point: Server/client development experience, including security and network traffic management. Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight , which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto, Seattle, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. #J-18808-Ljbffr