TL;DR
Php Developer (Igaming): Handling all multiplayer server-side logic, developing and maintaining existing features while teaming up with Unity developers to bring new game features to life with an accent on efficient APIs and real-time communication between the game client and server. Focus on ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability of backend systems while troubleshooting and debugging issues to maintain a smooth gaming experience.
Location: Must be based in the Netherlands
Salary: A competitive monthly salary
Company
Playtika is a big name in interactive entertainment, bringing personalized, immersive experiences to millions of loyal players across a bunch of awesome games.
What you will do
- Develop, maintain, and optimize server-side logic for multiplayer and social games.
- Collaborate with Unity developers, game designers, and product teams to implement new game features.
- Design and implement efficient APIs and real-time communication between the game client and server.
- Work with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB) to store and manage game data.
- Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of backend systems.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues to maintain a smooth gaming experience.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in PHP development, preferably with frameworks like Laravel, Symfony, or CodeIgniter.
- Strong knowledge of OOP, design patterns, and scalable architectures.
- Experience working with real-time multiplayer game logic and WebSockets.
- Hands-on experience with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, or MongoDB).
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs, microservices, and third-party integrations.
- High English level and you must be based in the Netherlands
Culture & Benefits
- Hybrid ways of working between home and the office
- Lunch benefit
- Bonus incentive
- Monthly Phone Allowance
- 26 vacation days and 6 long weekends (6 extra days off)