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Senior Software Engineer  Location: Remote (EU/UK based)  Team: Backend  Reports to: Lead Software Engineer  Company Overview  At Lockwood, our vision is to bring people together through Avakin Life, where players can  play, share, and socialize in one of the world's largest and most populous metaverses.  Avakin Life provides an immersive 3D life simulation experience for millions of users  worldwide.  With a focus on innovation and collaboration, Lockwood offers a flexible and creative  environment that empowers our teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We  provide competitive benefits, including an employee share scheme, making Lockwood an  exciting destination for those passionate about shaping the future of digital experiences.  This position is available as a fully remote role, though there may be occasional meetups for social interaction and strategic sessions.  Role Summary  We are looking for an individual eager to be part of our backend team building and scaling the systems that power Avakin Life, ensuring the platform continues to deliver an outstanding experience for millions of players. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the team collaborate and effectively build scalable, reliable, and secure backend systems that support our mission to create an unparalleled social gaming experience.  Key Responsibilities  Collaborate with teams across Lockwood to identify necessary functionality and efficiency improvements and to determine the correct solution.  Work collaboratively within the cross-functional team to deliver maximum value in an agile environment.  Take on new technical skillsets as the role requires.  Manage risk through a dev-ops culture and thorough testing, maintaining high quality.  Analyse the system for issues and resolve as priority dictates.  Continuously improve the development and planning process.  Understand what is valuable to the company, and how work relates to that.  Take ownership of the system produced.  Contribute to a strong team sense of identity and spirit.  Foster a learning culture within the team.  Work within best practices for secure, compliant, and reliable systems.  Requirements Essential:  5+ years experience in software engineering  Professional understanding of agile concepts and processes  Good knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)  Solid grasp of dev-ops concepts and processes  Effective time management and estimation skills  Excellent communication skills  Self-motivated in work and willing to learn new skills.  Ability to adapt to change with resilience.  Understanding of back-end development best practices  Strong expertise in backend development primarily in Golang, but also with languages such as Java, Python, Node.js, or C#  Deep understanding of microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and distributed computing  Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization tools (Docker).  Advanced knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.  Strong background in designing scalable, high-performance systems.    Desirable:   Experience in the gaming industry or large-scale interactive systems.  Familiarity with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or similar  Proficiency with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack  Experience with AI/ML integration in backend systems.  Benefits Why Join Us  At Lockwood, you’ll be part of an inclusive, cre