Lead C++ Game Developer Lisboa

Lead C++ Game Developer
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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About Block Labs

Block Labs is a leading force in the Web3 space, incubating, investing in, and accelerating
- tier fintech, crypto and i
Gaming projects. With a mission to shape the future of decentralized technology, we partner with visionary startups to raise funding, refine
- market fit, and grow their audiences. Our diverse team drives innovation, using deep industry expertise and an extensive network to empower the next wave of
- driven companies. At Block Labs, we’re passionate about turning bold ideas into breakthrough success.

Title: Lead C++ Game Developer

Department: Engineering

Location: Remote within EU/UK

About Block Labs

Block Labs is a leading force in the Web3 space, incubating, investing in, and accelerating
- tier fintech, crypto and i
Gaming projects. With a mission to shape the future of decentralized technology, we partner with visionary startups to raise funding, refine
- market fit, and grow their audiences. Our diverse team drives innovation, using deep industry expertise and an extensive network to empower the next wave of
- driven companies. At Block Labs, we’re passionate about turning bold ideas into breakthrough success.

About The Role

We’re looking for a Lead C++ Game Developer to help evolve our core game platform by implementing new game variants, building innovative features, and modernizing our C++ codebase toward a modular,
- oriented architecture. You’ll work on
- time systems with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and scalability.

This is a
- on opportunity to shape the future of
- volume game operations in a
- time environment with meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain core game logic including hand evaluation, betting flows, pot management, and tournament rules in a
  - scale C++ codebase.
• Implement new game variants and features in collaboration with game designers, ensuring accurate rulesets, fair play, and seamless integration into the platform.
• Modernize legacy systems by designing modular,
  - oriented components with clean APIs, introducing g
  RPC-based interfaces where appropriate.
• Improve performance and scalability of the game engine and supporting systems, with attention to
  - threaded logic, game state efficiency, and server stability under load.
• Write testable,
  - grade code and contribute to QA efforts with robust unit, integration, and
  - level testing for
  - critical logic.
• Collaborate
  - functionally with Frontend developers, Product Owners, Platform Engineers, and QA to deliver features from concept to deployment with high reliability and clear documentation.
  
  

• 6+ years of experience in game backend development, with strong proficiency in C++.
• Deep understanding of game mechanics, including betting structures, state synchronization, and tournament logic.
• Experience with multiplayer poker game logic and tournament structures is a strong plus.
• Proven experience working with legacy codebases and incrementally refactoring toward modern architectures.
• Comfortable with
  - threaded development, performance tuning, and memory management.
• Experience designing or consuming
  - oriented APIs (e. g. , g
  RPC, REST).
• Familiarity with game server architecture, concurrency models, and networking fundamentals.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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