We are looking for an amazing Backend Engineer with a varied background in building and maintaining services relied upon by the game and its surrounding infrastructure. Our first title is an ambitious 3rd person smart shooter with unique
elements. This is not your everyday shooter!
This role will work closely with Server Engineering and LiveOps to contribute to a robust, scalable platform encompassing
authentication, social features, matchmaking, session and server instance management, and more. While this is first and
foremost an engineering developer position, experience on the DevOps side of things is a definite plus.
● Expand on needed platform features to support both the development and live environments.
● Responsibility for aligning platform capabilities with product needs, and taking part in creating robust solutions.
● Enjoy collaboration and partnering with others to hone their craft/skills to execute on the technical vision of the
game.
● Monitor scalability metrics, as well as help define and drive proper channels for live service monitoring and support.
● Use judgment to suggest solutions that balance customer needs, business constraints and technological realities.
● Provide timelines to Production to ensure schedules are achievable and appropriate steps are taken to mitigate risk.
● 4+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally within games.
● Preferably has shipped at least one session-based live service title.
● Has strong knowledge of web API design and best practices.
● DevOps experience is a big plus
● Experience in Kotlin or Java is also a plus
● Collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary remote team members.
● Desire to take initiative and have the ability to work independently in a highly flexible environment.
● Prior experience working in a startup environment is a plus.
● Must be comfortable working across various time zones.
● Passionate about your work!