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How much do backend game developer jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for backend game developer in Quebec is $96,713.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $60,000.00 and $124,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Backend Game Developer position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Backend Game Developer, you need strong programming skills in languages such as C#, Java, or Python, a deep understanding of server architecture, and proficiency in database management. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), RESTful APIs, and real-time networking frameworks is often expected, while experience with tools like Docker or Kubernetes can be advantageous. Excellent problem-solving abilities, teamwork, and effective communication are important soft skills for this role. These skills and qualities ensure the efficient development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable and reliable game server systems that power online multiplayer experiences.

Will game dev be replaced by AI?

Backend game developers design and implement server-side systems for online games, and while AI tools can assist with coding and testing, they are unlikely to fully replace the need for human developers who handle complex logic, creativity, and problem-solving. Skills in programming languages, database management, and understanding game architecture remain essential in the industry.

What is a typical day like for a Backend Game Developer?

A typical day for a Backend Game Developer involves designing and implementing game server features, troubleshooting server issues, optimizing code for performance, and collaborating with front-end developers, designers, and QA teams to ensure seamless gameplay experiences. You might participate in daily stand-up meetings, review code, address bug reports, and work on scaling server infrastructure for new features or increased player loads. The role often requires balancing new development with ongoing support and maintenance, keeping communication open with cross-functional teams. This varied and dynamic environment allows for both technical growth and creative problem-solving.

How much does an AAA game designer make?

AAA game designers typically earn between $70,000 and $120,000 annually, depending on experience, location, and company size. Senior designers or those with specialized skills may earn higher salaries, especially in competitive markets or large studios.

Is 30 too old to get into game dev?

Backend game developers can enter the field at any age, as success depends on skills, experience, and continuous learning. Many developers start or transition into game development later in life by acquiring programming languages like C++ or Python, and building a portfolio through personal projects or online courses. Age is less important than demonstrated ability and dedication to mastering relevant tools and technologies.

What does a Backend Game Developer do?

A Backend Game Developer is responsible for building and maintaining the server-side of a game, ensuring smooth multiplayer functionality, database management, and game logic processing. They work with technologies like databases, cloud services, and networking protocols to handle player interactions, matchmaking, and game state persistence. Their role is essential for scalability, security, and performance, enabling seamless gameplay experiences across various platforms.

What is a backend game developer?

A backend game developer is responsible for creating and maintaining the server-side components of a video game, including managing game data, player accounts, and multiplayer functionality. They typically work with programming languages like Java, C#, or Python, and use tools such as databases and cloud services to ensure smooth game performance and scalability.
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Quality Control Specialist - Testing, Automation and Cloud Validation

Quality Control Specialist - Testing, Automation and Cloud Validation

Scientific Games

Montreal, QC • On-site

Full-time

Posted 3 days ago


Scientific Games rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 24 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

4th of 15 rated gambling companies


Job description

Scientific Games:

Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

Position SummaryDescription du poste

Le specialiste du controle qualite joue un role pratique d'effectuation de tests, responsable de la planification, de la conception, de l'execution et de l'amelioration de tests pour des loteries essentielles a l'entreprise, la loterie en ligne, la vente au detail, les donnees et les systemes operationnels. Le role met l'accent sur les candidats ayant une experience prouvee en tests, une rigoureuse analyse des defauts, la rigueur de collection de preuves et la capacite de valider, a la fois, sur place, et dans des environnements AWS/ hybrides.

Le poste requiert des tests manuels et automatises, la regression de suites, la validation API/base de donnees, la preparation a la publication, les tests de fumee post-deploiement et les portails de qualite.

De l'experience avec l'automatisation de tests, le scripting, des outils de gestion de tests et de l'audit de conformite Cloud sont des atouts importants.

Principales responsabilites

  • Creer et maintenir des strategies de tests, des plans de tests, des cas de tests, des packs de regression, des matrices de tracabilite, des preuves de publication et des resumes de validation des exigences, des conceptions, des temoignages de clients et les criteres d'acceptation.

  • Executer des tests fonctionnels de systemes, d'integration, de regression, de fumee, de support UAT, d'API, de base de donnees, de reconciliation de donnees, basculement/DR et des tests de procedures operationnelles a travers le site et dans les environnements AWS/hybrides.

  • Concevoir, construire et maintenir des verifications automatisees en utilisant des outils comme Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Robot Framework, pytest, Postman/Newman, REST Assured, JMeter/k6, Python, Bash, PowerShell et SQL.

  • Valider les environnements de tests, la configuration des applications, les services, les taches planifiees, les transfers de fichiers, les droits d'acces, les hypotheses de reseau, les logs, les actualisations et la preparation de donnees a travers les plateformes Ubuntu, RHEL, Windows et PostgreSQL/Postgres.

  • Effectuer des validations conformes a AWS lorsqu'applicable, incluant les logs/metriques, les verifications de donnees RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, les fichiers S3, les roles/politiques IAM, les hypotheses VPC/groupe de securite, les instantanees, Systems Manager et les preuves de deploiement.

  • Integrer des activites de tests avec les pipelines CI/CD et les portes de qualite DevOps en examinant les resultats automatises, les artefacts construits, les logs de pipeline, les changements de configuration, les diff laC, les etapes de deploiement et la preparation au rollback.

  • Enregistrer, trier, reproduire, prioriser et retester les defauts avec l'aide d'outils comme Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Xray, Zephyr, TestRail, qTest ou HP ALM/Centre Qualite.

  • Utiliser des outils d'observabilite tels que Splunk, ELK/OpenSearch, Grafana, Prometheus et CloudWatch pour enqueter sur les echecs de tests, valider les resultats et soutenir l'analyse des causes venant de la source.

  • Collaborer avec les equipes Developpement, QA, Operations Technologiques, Securite, les fournisseurs et les entreprises afin d'ameliorer la validation repetitive et renforcer la qualite des publications.

Exigences du poste / Qualifications

  • Baccalaureat en informatique, technologies de l'information, assurance qualite ou autre domaine connexe, ou une combinaison equivalente de formation et d'experience en tests pratiques.

  • Au moins 5 ans d'experience pertinente dans le domaine des essais logiciels, de l'assurance qualite, de la validation de systemes, des essais de mise en production ou dans un poste technique similaire lie aux essais.

  • Solide experience dans la conception, l'execution et la documentation de cas d'essai, de cycles de regression, de retests de defauts, de preuves d'essais, de tracabilite et de recommandations relatives a l'etat de preparation a la mise en production.

  • Une experience pratique des outils de gestion des tests et de suivi des defauts tels que Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Xray, Zephyr, TestRail, qTest ou HP ALM/Quality Center est preferable.

  • Une experience en automatisation utilisant au moins un outil ou un cadre de test moderne et un langage de script ; une experience en Python, Bash, PowerShell, SQL et en tests d'API constitue un atout majeur.

  • Une experience des tests sur des plateformes sur site et des charges de travail AWS/hybrides est un atout, en particulier pour Ubuntu, RHEL, Windows, PostgreSQL/Postgres, CloudWatch, RDS/Aurora, S3, IAM, les concepts VPC et les pipelines CI/CD.

  • Les certifications en tests constituent un atout, notamment ISTQB/ASTQB Foundation ou Agile Tester, CSTE, CSQA ou equivalent ; une certification AWS Cloud Practitioner ou de niveau Associate est egalement un atout.

Competences et aptitudes

  • Esprit analytique aigu et capacite a isoler les defauts au niveau des couches d'application, d'API, de base de donnees, de systeme d'exploitation, de reseau, de gestion des identites et des acces (IAM), de services en nuage et de pipeline.

  • Excellentes competences en communication ecrite pour la redaction de cas de test clairs, de rapports de defauts, de notes de mise a jour, de dossiers de preuves, de documentation sur l'automatisation et de mises a jour de l'etat d'avancement destinees aux parties prenantes.

  • Approche minutieuse en matiere de qualite, d'evaluation des risques, de repetabilite, d'integrite des donnees, de validation de la securite et des acces, de preuves de conformite et de preparation operationnelle.

  • Esprit de collaboration avec les equipes de developpement, d'assurance qualite, d'exploitation, de securite, les fournisseurs et les utilisateurs metier, avec une mentalite d'amelioration continue axee sur l'automatisation et la couverture.

Environment Technique et Outillage de tests

Disciplines de tests

Tests fonctionnels de systemes, d'integration, de regression, de fumee, d'UAT, d'API, de base de donnees, de reconciliation de donnees, de negatif, de basculement/DR et de validation de publication ; l'exposition de tests de performance/chargement est un atout

Gestion des tests / defauts

Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Xray, Zephyr, TestRail, qTest, HP ALM/Centre Qualite ou equivalents; tracabilite des exigences, cycles de vie de defauts, preuves et rapports de validation

Automatisation / cadres

Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Robot Framework, pytest, Postman/Newman, REST Assured, JMeter ou k6; la capacite a concevoir des verifications maintenables, des fixations, des assertions et des donnees de tests reutilisables

Scripting / donnees

Python, Bash, PowerShell et SQL pour les verifications automatisees, appels API, requetes de logs, configuration des donnees de test, validation PostgreSQL/Postgres, rapports et tests de fumees repetables

Environnements sur site

Ubuntu LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Serveur Windows, Active Directory, bases reseau, services d'application, planificateurs, transfers de donnees, logs et validation de configuration

AWS / audit de la conformite Cloud

Benefiques: CloudWatch, RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, IAM roles/politiques, VPC/groupes de securite, Systems Manager, Secrets Manager, instantanes, equilibrage de charge, concepts Lambda/ECS/EKS et preuves de deploiement

CI/CD et qualite DevOps

Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions ou Azure DevOps ; executions de resultats automatises, portes de qualite, logs de pipeline, artefacts, revision laC, verification de deploiement et preuve de retour en rollback

Observabilite / preuves de qualite

Splunk, ELK/OpenSearch, Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch ou equivalents pour les revisions de logs, indicateurs, alertes, preuves de tests, triage, soutient de causes a la source et preparation a la production

Conditions de travail

  • Assure, au besoin, le soutien aux deploiements planifies, aux fenetres de regression, aux activites de validation, au triage des defauts et aux tests de verification de base apres le deploiement en dehors des heures normales de travail.

  • Peut, au besoin, apporter son soutien a l'analyse des incidents en production, a la reexecution urgente de tests, a la validation de modifications d'urgence ou a la verification des deploiements destines aux clients.

  • Peut etre amene a voyager, au besoin, pour des missions de mise en uvre, de tests systeme, de coordination avec les fournisseurs ou de soutien a la prestation interfonctionnelle.

  • La maitrise de l'anglais est requise puisque la personne pourra etre appelee a collaborer avec des equipes situees aux Etats-Unis et a l'international.

Mode de travail

Presentiel / support hybride au besoin

Qualifications

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