At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build scalable backend systems for a leading gaming modding platform.
- Company: Join Nexus Mods, the largest video game modding community online.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, remote work, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with exciting challenges and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on millions of gamers and creators worldwide.
- Qualifications: Experience in backend development and a passion for gaming.
The predicted salary is between 65000 - 75000 £ per year.
Salary: £65,000 - £75,000
Location: Remote, but within the UK
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
- 800K+ mods for 4,000+ games
- 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 experienced Senior Backend Engineers to join our backend engineering team behind Nexus Mods’ core services. In this role, you will design, build, and scale the APIs and systems that power Nexus Mods’ ecosystem. This is a chance to work on problems most companies never see: massive scale, complex compatibility, and passionate user communities.
From discovery and experimentation, to delivery and scale, you’ll be hands-on in shaping features that directly impact the modding ecosystem:
- Helping millions of gamers discover, download, and manage mods effortlessly.
- Empowering creators to publish, distribute, and manage their work with confidence.
- Building high-traffic APIs that serve millions of requests per hour.
- Designing backend systems that support both web and desktop applications.
- Improving performance, scalability, and reliability of critical services.
- Creating tools that make modding safer, more accessible, easier and more fun.
- Experimenting with new features and quickly validating ideas with real users.
- Tackling complex challenges around dependencies, versioning, and compatibility.
- Identifying and tackling technical debt, ensuring our platform evolves to handle the next decade of growth in gaming.
Requirements:
- Own significant backend domains and design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power mod delivery, installation, publishing, and creator dashboards.
- Design and deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that support tens of millions of users.
- Break down complex product requirements into clear technical plans and lead delivery of multi-sprint initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with other engineering teams to deliver end to end features and support cross-pod integrations.
- Contribute to product discovery by prototyping APIs, validating technical feasibility, and surfacing trade-offs early.
- Improve system observability, monitoring, reliability, and operational standards across services.
- Drive best practices in performance optimisation, database design, security, and data protection.
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and uphold high standards across testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
- Help mentor other engineers and continue to share engineering standards across pods.
Senior Backend Engineer employer: Black Tree Gaming
Nexus Mods is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic remote work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration among passionate gaming enthusiasts. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges while contributing to a platform that empowers millions of gamers and creators. Join us to be part of a vibrant culture that values creativity, technical excellence, and community-driven development.
