Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We're a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.
Behaviour is looking for a Senior Backend Programmer to join our internal R&D team and help build the tools and services that production teams rely on every single day. In this role, you'll design systems that reduce time-to-production, empower developers across the studio, and run reliably at scale. The kind of behind-the-scenes work that quietly makes everything else possible. If you enjoy solving backend problems, care deeply about clean architecture and want your code to have a studio-wide impact, we'd love to hear from you.
In this role you will : Design, build, and maintain advanced backend services and operational systems;
Define technical specifications and requirements before developing new features and services;
Diagnose and resolve issues to improve application stability, code quality, and CI/CD pipeline robustness;
Collaborate closely with other developers to deliver scalable, production-grade services;
Develop, execute, and analyze functional to ensure performance and reliability.
What we are looking for : Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience in Python;
Strong, hands-on expertise in the AWS ecosystem, including services like Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch;
Solid grasp of REST APIs, WebSockets, and modern software architecture principles;
Experience with Linux environments, server performance optimization, and secure client-server development;
Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions;
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK; Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance considerations.
In this role, you will: Design, build, and maintain advanced backend services as well as operational systems; Define technical specifications and requirements before developing new features and services; Diagnose and resolve issues to improve application stability, code quality, and the robustness of CI/CD pipelines; Collaborate closely with other developers to deliver scalable, production-quality services; Develop, execute, and analyze functional tests to ensure performance and reliability.
What we are looking for: Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience in Python; Solid, hands-on expertise in the AWS ecosystem, including services such as Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch; Solid understanding of REST APIs, WebSockets, and modern software architecture principles; Experience with Linux environments, server performance optimization, and secure client-server development; Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions; Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK; Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance considerations.
Ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Based in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is a major player in the gaming industry, creating unforgettable experiences on PC, console, and mobile. We are a dynamic independent studio with over 1,200 passionate employees, and we have studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam), and the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). We focus on two main areas: Services and Original Games. Our Services team works with gaming and entertainment giants such as Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, offering top-tier work-for-hire development and innovating in location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes the limits of our creativity with our iconic IPs, such as the famous Dead by Daylight. Join us and be part of the future of interactive entertainment!
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in equal opportunity for everyone and celebrate the diversity of people, perspectives, and ideas. It is important to us to work with talent from all backgrounds, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.