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Lightfox Games

Server Engineer - Unannounced Project

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Nov 8, 2026
Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful backend ownership on at least one shipped online or mobile title
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 9, 2026

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Vancouver, BC Hybrid

About The Role

Lightfox Games is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Server Engineer to join our Vancouver based team to work on an unannounced mobile game for a world-class IP and Publisher. This role is hybrid out of our Vancouver studio with approximately 50% of time expected in-person.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable server-side systems that power core game features including player data, live ops, matchmaking, and social features
Collaborate closely with Gameplay Engineers, Designers, and Producers to implement and ship backend features that support a great player experience
Own backend features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and live support
Build and maintain reliable, observable, and performant services with an eye toward scalability as the player base grows
Contribute to backend architecture decisions and help establish engineering standards for a growing team

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful backend ownership on at least one shipped online or mobile title
Strong proficiency in Typescript and at least one other backend language, such as Go, Python, or Rust
Experience designing and maintaining RESTful or real-time APIs, with a solid understanding of networking fundamentals
Familiarity with GCP and/or Firebase tech stack, including deployment, monitoring, and scaling
Understand the “Why” of the features you’re building, and collaborate with the team to find creative solutions to enhance development speed and quality
Solid understanding of databases (both relational and NoSQL) and experience optimizing for performance, high scalability, and reliability
Experience leveraging AI tools and LLMs to accelerate backend development, code review, or documentation workflows
Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working cross-functionally in small, fast-moving teams
Self-motivated and comfortable with ownership in an ambiguous, early-stage environment

Nice to Have

Experience building backend systems for mobile free-to-play games, including live ops infrastructure, event systems, or economy services
Experience with real-time multiplayer or social features such as guilds, leaderboards, or co-op systems
Familiarity with Unity and experience integrating server-side systems with a Unity client

Compensation

CA$105,000 – CA$135,000 depending on experience, plus health/vision/dental coverage, RRSP matching, and equity.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable server-side systems for player data, live operations, matchmaking, and social features. Own backend features from technical design through testing, deployment, and live support, while collaborating across disciplines and contributing to architecture and engineering standards.

Requirements

Requires at least five years of software engineering experience, including backend ownership on a shipped online or mobile game, proficiency in TypeScript and another backend language, and experience with APIs, cloud platforms, and relational and NoSQL databases. Candidates should be comfortable optimizing reliable, scalable services, using AI tools and LLMs in development workflows, and collaborating in a fast-moving team.

Skills

Backend Engineering
TypeScript
Go
Python
Rust
RESTful APIs
Real-Time APIs
Networking
Google Cloud Platform
Firebase
Relational Databases
NoSQL Databases
Scalability
Performance Optimization
AI Tools and Large Language Models
Unity Integration

Benefits

Health Coverage
Vision Coverage
Dental Coverage
RRSP Matching
Equity

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Keywords

Server Engineering
Backend Systems
TypeScript
Go
Python
Rust
RESTful APIs
Real-Time APIs
Networking Fundamentals
Google Cloud Platform
Firebase
Relational Databases
NoSQL Databases
Scalable Services
Performance Optimization
Reliability
Observability
Live Operations
Matchmaking
Player Data
Social Features
Mobile Games
Free-to-Play Games
Real-Time Multiplayer
Unity
AI Tools
Large Language Models
Code Review
Deployment
Monitoring

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