At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead backend engineering efforts, shaping technical decisions and building scalable services for millions of users.
- Company: Nexus Mods, the largest video game modding platform with a passionate community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, opportunity to work on unique challenges, and a chance to shape the future of gaming.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative environment focused on growth and modernisation.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in the gaming world with innovative tech solutions.
- Qualifications: Experience in backend development, strong technical leadership, and a passion for gaming.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 90000 £ per year.
Description
Salary
£80,000 - £90,000
Location
UK or Europe
Please note
We are unable to sponsor international visas at this time.
About Nexus Mods
Established in 2001, Nexus Mods is the largest video game modding platform on the internet - a household name in the PC gaming ecosystem.
- 71M+ registered members
- 21B+ mod downloads
We’re currently focused on product modernisation, driving growth and building infrastructure for the next 10 years of community-powered modding.
Our Role
We’re looking for Principal Backend Engineers (3 to be exact) to join our Backend Engineering team.
You will act as the technical lead within a cross functional pod building Nexus Mods’ core services.
This is a hands-on role focused on shaping technical decisions, guiding the pod’s engineering work, supporting the team technically, and ensuring delivery is robust, scalable, and aligned with our technical direction.
This is a chance to work on challenges most companies never encounter
- Massive scale serving millions of users and requests.
- Complex mod compatibility, dependencies, and versioning.
- A deeply engaged and passionate global modding community.
From discovery and experimentation to delivery and scale, you’ll play a key role in shaping systems that:
- Help millions of gamers discover, download, and manage mods effortlessly.
- Empower creators to publish and manage their work with confidence.
- Power high traffic APIs and distributed systems at scale.
- Support both web and desktop applications.
- Enable rapid experimentation and iteration on new features.
- Ensure the platform evolves to support the next decade of growth.
Requirements
- Own technical direction within your pod (architecture, design, tooling, trade-offs).
- Build and scale backend services and APIs serving millions of users.
- Ensure systems are performant, reliable, and maintainable.
- Align pod decisions with wider platform architecture.
- Support and unblock engineers to help teammates work efficiently.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other disciplines.
- Drive engineering standards across code quality, testing, and delivery.
- Contribute to discovery, prototyping, and iterative delivery.
- Identify and tackle technical debt and scalability challenges.
Principal Backend Engineer employer: Black Tree Gaming
Nexus Mods is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that thrives on innovation and collaboration within the gaming community. With a focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to lead technical initiatives and shape the future of modding for millions of users, all while enjoying the flexibility of working from the UK or Europe. Join us to be part of a passionate team dedicated to empowering creators and enhancing the gaming experience.
