Game Development

Game Server Developer

Developing server-side multiplayer game systems: networking, matchmaking, and server-side game logic

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54 skills

270 requirements

117 mandatory

14 domains

Awareness 54 Working 54 Advanced 54 Expert 108

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All domains Programming Fundamentals 9 Backend Development 3 Database Management 3 API & Integration 5 Cloud & Infrastructure 5 DevOps & CI/CD 1 Testing & QA 3 Security 2 AI-Assisted Development 4 Architecture & System Design 2 Observability & Monitoring 5 Version Control & Collaboration 2 Game Development 7 Performance Engineering 3

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Programming Fundamentals

9 skills · 45 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Algorithms & Data Structures
Algorithms & Complexity	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Data Structures	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
OOP & Design Patterns
OOP & SOLID Principles	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Design Patterns	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Concurrency & Parallelism
Multithreading	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Async Programming	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Clean Code & Refactoring
Code Quality & Refactoring	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Type Systems
Type Safety & Type Systems	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Memory Management
Memory Management	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Backend Development

3 skills · 15 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Message Queues & Event Streaming
Apache Kafka	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Caching
Redis	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Caching Strategies	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Database Management

3 skills · 15 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Relational Databases
PostgreSQL	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
NoSQL Databases
MongoDB	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Database Optimization
Database Indexing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

API & Integration

5 skills · 25 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
REST API
REST API Design	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
GraphQL
GraphQL Design	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
API Protocols
WebSocket API Design	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
gRPC
gRPC & Protocol Buffers	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
API Management
API Documentation	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Cloud & Infrastructure

5 skills · 25 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Containerization
Docker	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Kubernetes & Orchestration
Kubernetes Core	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Cloud Providers
AWS	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Networking
Network Fundamentals	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
DNS & Networking
Load Balancing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

DevOps & CI/CD

1 skills · 5 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
CI/CD
GitHub Actions / GitLab CI	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Testing & QA

3 skills · 15 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Unit Testing
Unit Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Integration Testing
Integration Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Performance Testing
Load Testing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Security

2 skills · 10 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Application Security
OWASP & Application Security	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Secure Coding Practices	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

AI-Assisted Development

4 skills · 20 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
AI Coding Assistants
GitHub Copilot	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Cursor IDE	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
ChatGPT / Claude	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Prompt Engineering
Prompt Engineering for Code	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Architecture & System Design

2 skills · 10 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
System Design
System Design Fundamentals	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
High Load Architecture	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Observability & Monitoring

5 skills · 25 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Logging
Structured Logging	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Metrics & Monitoring
Prometheus & Grafana	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Distributed Tracing
OpenTelemetry	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Alerting & On-Call
SLI / SLO / SLA	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Incident Management
On-Call Management	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Version Control & Collaboration

2 skills · 10 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Git & Workflows
Git Advanced	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Code Review
Code Review	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Game Development

7 skills · 35 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Game Programming
Game Networking: Netcode, Photon	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Game Design
Game Economy & Balancing	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Game Infrastructure
Game Backend: PlayFab, Nakama	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Game Analytics	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
LiveOps & Game-as-a-Service	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Game QA
Game Testing & QA	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Game Performance Optimization	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

Performance Engineering

3 skills · 15 requirements

Skill	Junior	Middle	Senior	Lead	Principal
Optimization
Latency Optimization	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Throughput Optimization	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert
Database Performance Tuning	Awareness	Working	Advanced	Expert	Expert

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