Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer  Location: Remote (EU/UK based)  Team: Backend  Reports to: Lead Software Engineer 

Company Overview 

At Lockwood, our vision is to bring people together through Avakin Life, where players can  play, share, and socialize in one of the world's largest and most populous metaverses.  Avakin Life provides an immersive 3D life simulation experience for millions of users  worldwide. 

With a focus on innovation and collaboration, Lockwood offers a flexible and creative  environment that empowers our teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We  provide competitive benefits, including an employee share scheme, making Lockwood an  exciting destination for those passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences. 

This position is available as a fully remote role, though there may be occasional meetups for social interaction and strategic sessions. 

Role Summary 

We are looking for an individual eager to be part of our backend team building and scaling the systems that power Avakin Life, ensuring the platform continues to deliver an outstanding experience for millions of players. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the team collaborate and effectively build scalable, reliable, and secure backend systems that support our mission to create an unparalleled social gaming experience. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Collaborate with teams across Lockwood to identify necessary functionality and efficiency improvements and to determine the correct solution. 

• Work collaboratively within the cross-functional team to deliver maximum value in an agile environment. 

• Take on new technical skillsets as the role requires. 

• Manage risk through a dev-ops culture and thorough testing, maintaining high quality. 

• Analyse the system for issues and resolve as priority dictates. 

• Continuously improve the development and planning process. 

• Understand what is valuable to the company, and how work relates to that. 

• Take ownership of the system produced. 

• Contribute to a strong team sense of identity and spirit. 

• Foster a learning culture within the team. 

• Work within best practices for secure, compliant, and reliable systems.