Senior Backend C++ Developer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Backend C++ Developer (Framework Team): Design and develop core SDK/framework modules with clean abstractions for game logic and services with an accent on asynchronous systems, S2S communications, and distributed architectures. Focus on building high-performance multithreaded code, ensuring scalability, stability, fault tolerance, and improving developer tools like CI/CD and observability.

Location: On-site in Limassol, Cyprus. Relocation package to Cyprus (Limassol) available.

Company

hirify.global is a game developer and publisher based in Limassol, Cyprus, focused on 4X strategy MMO games like Total Battle.

What you will do

• Design and develop core SDK/framework modules for simple, fast game logic development.
• Gather requirements and design APIs, protocols, and S2S interaction contracts.
• Build asynchronous and multithreaded high-performance code.
• Handle S2S communications with idempotency, transactions, and guaranteed delivery.
• Design ORM, data persistence layers (PostgreSQL, Redis), and ensure scalability/stability.
• Refactor legacy code, implement observability (metrics, logs, tracing), and improve DevEx tools (CMake, Conan, Docker, CI/CD).
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, mentoring, and R&D.

Requirements

• 3+ years backend development on statically typed language under Linux.
• 3+ years commercial C++17/20 experience.
• Strong asynchrony and multithreading (threads, futures, coroutines, atomics).
• Network communication (REST/RPC gRPC, HTTP, WebSocket, TCP).
• PostgreSQL hands-on (DDL/DML, transactions, indexes, migrations).
• Solid software design (SOLID, Clean Code, IoC/DI, patterns).
• Distributed/high-load systems, system design (scaling, caching, SLA/SLO/SLI).
• CI/CD, containers, build systems (CMake, Docker, Jenkins/GitLab).
• Testing/performance tools (GTest, Valgrind, Perf, Sanitizers).
• Ability to gather requirements, design solutions, and deliver independently.

Culture & Benefits

• Modern sunny office in Limassol close to the sea.
• Private health insurance for employee and family.
• 13th salary, bonuses for results, tenure, marriage, childbirth.
• Child education allowances (pre-school, school, university).
• Lunch compensation, sports/fitness allowance.
• Paid personal development (courses, books).
• Monthly office parties, annual offsites.