Software Engineer

Big Viking Games

Intermediate Software Engineer developing and maintaining live-service virtual worlds for Big Viking Games. Collaborating on TypeScript and PHP codebases and employing AI-forward workflows.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$80,000 - CA$105,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerFlashJavaJavaScriptMariaDBPHPRedisSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write robust, efficient, and maintainable code across our stack — TypeScript, HTML5, Javascript, and PHP.
Build and maintain tools and client features in JavaScript/TypeScript.
Work with network code — sockets and REST APIs — and asynchronous, real-time systems.
Review code and give constructive feedback to other developers.
Use performance profilers (memory analyzers, CPU profilers, network sniffers) to diagnose and improve existing code.
Investigate and resolve difficult bugs in production.
Work within our CI/CD workflow (GitHub Actions, Docker) following modern best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional software development experience.
A track record of shipping multiple features in a live production environment.
Solid command of at least one of Java, TypeScript, or PHP, and the ability to work across all three.
Comfort writing efficient SQL and reasoning about caching and data-store trade-offs.
A sound understanding of algorithmic complexity, general system architecture, and source control.
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering is strongly preferred.
**Nice to Have**
HTMX experience.
ActionScript and flash experience.
PHP experience.
Strong SQL/MariaDB experience
Experience with Redis, Memcached
Experience with Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
Comfort working in large, long-lived codebases and improving them incrementally.
Comfort using AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude) in a real workflow.
Free-to-play or live-service game development experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, and vision) including HSA/WSA spending account from Day One
Participation in the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
RRSP participation and matching
15 Vacation Days + 10 Wellness Days

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptHTML5JavaScriptPHPSQLalgorithmic complexitysystem architecturenetwork codeasynchronous systemsperformance profiling

Soft Skills

code reviewconstructive feedbackproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineering