Posted 2 months ago
Senior Backend Programmer | Programmeur·euse Backend Sénior·e
@ Behaviour Interactive
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Behaviour Interactive is hiring a Senior Backend Programmer for its internal R&D team to build the backend tools and services production teams rely on daily. The role involves designing scalable backend systems, defining technical specifications, improving CI/CD robustness, and collaborating with developers, and requires 5+ years of Python backend experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code skills. It is a full-time position.
Responsibilities:
- Concevoir et maintenir des services backend avancés
- Définir les spécifications techniques avant le développement
- Diagnostiquer et résoudre les problèmes de stabilité et de CI/CD
- Collaborer avec les développeurs pour livrer des services évolutifs
- Développer et analyser des tests fonctionnels
Requirements summary:
- Minimum de 5 ans d'expérience backend en Python
- Expertise pratique de l'écosystème AWS
- Connaissance des API REST, WebSockets et architecture logicielle
- Expérience CI/CD (GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Expérience en Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, CDK)
- Connaissance des bases de données relationnelles et NoSQL
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
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Behaviour Interactive
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Game since 1992
Full company description
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s foremost providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take-Two, among many others. Over 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places To Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), and the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North and Behaviour UK – South) and in Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam). For more information, visit www.bhvr.com.
- LinkedIn followers
- 90,113
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,238
- Reported office locations
- 6666, rue St-Urbain, 500, Montréal, Québec H2S 3H1, CA
- 96 Spadina Ave, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J6, CA
- 16-26 Albert Road, Middlesbrough, England TS1 1PR, GB
- Goudsesingel 178, Rotterdam, South Holland 3011 KD, NL
- Business categories
- Digital Entertainment
- Computer
- Video Games
- Other recorded names
- Behaviour Interactive
- Specialties
- Computer games and Video Games
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer Games |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Montréal, Québec |
| Organization type | Self-Owned |
| Year founded | 1992 |
| Specialties | Computer games and Video Games |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 25 |
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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.
Dans ce rôle, tu devras :
- Concevoir, bâtir et maintenir des services backend avancés ainsi que des systèmes opérationnels;
- Définir les spécifications techniques et les exigences avant de développer de nouvelles fonctionnalités et services;
- Diagnostiquer et résoudre des problèmes afin d'améliorer la stabilité des applications, la qualité du code et la robustesse des pipelines CI/CD;
- Collaborer étroitement avec d'autres développeurs afin de livrer des services évolutifs, de qualité production;
- Développer, exécuter et analyser des tests fonctionnels afin d'assurer la performance et la fiabilité.
Ce que nous recherchons :
- Minimum de 5 ans d'expérience en développement backend en Python;
- Expertise solide et pratique de l'écosystème AWS, incluant des services comme Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3 et CloudWatch;
- Solide compréhension des API REST, des WebSockets et des principes modernes d'architecture logicielle;
- Expérience avec les environnements Linux, l'optimisation de la performance des serveurs et le développement sécurisé client-serveur;
- Expérience avec les pratiques et outils CI/CD tels que GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins ou GitHub Actions;
- Expérience avec des outils d'infrastructure as code tels que Terraform, Pulumi ou CDK;
- Connaissance des bases de données relationnelles et NoSQL, incluant la modélisation des données et les considérations de performance.
Prêt·e à plonger dans le monde du développement de jeux vidéo à la pointe de la technologie ? Basé à Montréal, Behaviour Interactif est un acteur majeur de l’industrie du jeu, créant des expériences inoubliables sur PC, console et mobile. On est un studio indépendant dynamique avec plus de 1200 employés passionnés, et on a des studios à Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) et au Royaume-Uni (Behaviour UK–North & South). On se concentre sur deux grands axes : les Services et les Jeux Originaux. Notre équipe Services collabore avec des géants du jeu et du divertissement comme Disney, Sony, Activision et Nintendo, en offrant un développement sur commande de premier choix et en innovant dans le divertissement immersif en lieu fixe (LBE). Pendant ce temps, notre unité Jeux Originaux repousse les limites de notre créativité avec nos IPs emblématiques, comme le fameux Dead by Daylight. Rejoins-nous et fais partie de l'avenir du divertissement interactif !
Chez Behaviour Interactif, on croit en l’équité des chances pour tout le monde et on célèbre la diversité des personnes, des perspectives et des idées. C’est donc important pour nous de travailler avec des talents qui proviennent de tous les horizons, et ce, indépendamment de leur âge, sexe, ethnicité, couleur, origine ethnique ou nationale, religion, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, statut familial, handicap ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois applicables.
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