# Principal Backend Programmer

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in… We are looking for an individual who is passionate in building and maintaining advanced gaming systems and tools. Working collaboratively with other engineers and designers, you will have a significant impact and influence in the direction of Kabam’s games. If leading and solving complex problems excites you, this is the job for you! This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Montreal studio. In this role, you can expect to: Design and architect some of the most advanced modular gameplay systems that are robust, flexible, and high-performing. Translate requirements into technical designs and identify appropriate technologies, frameworks, and cloud infrastructure strategies. Evaluate and select appropriate tools, libraries, and technologies to meet project goals. Ensure scalability, perfor

- **Id**: 3834994
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kabam-principal-backend-programmer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Montreal, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-21T20:36:09Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T20:32:23Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 78
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7113
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Mobile Games

## Company

- **Id**: 6003
- **Name**: Kabam
- **Domain**: kabam.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kabam>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

## Salary

- **Min**: 110000
- **Max**: 150000
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 107187

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **C#** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Datadog** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Node JS** — Optional: no
- **Prometheus** — Optional: no
- **Rest API** — Optional: no
- **Terraform** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no
- **WebSockets** — Optional: no
- **Agile** — Optional: yes
- **GitHub Actions** — Optional: yes
- **GitLab CI** — Optional: yes
- **Jenkins** — Optional: yes
- **Kanban** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 78

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: French; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T20:43:04Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 26
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.73
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 77
- **Expected fill days**: 47
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 107187
- **Is top pay**: no

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