Senior Backend Engineer

The Core Technology group is responsible for identifying common problems across the

company and building solutions to those problems. We fill our team with individuals who

enjoy a challenge, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and want to take

ownership and responsibility for products. If you are passionate about working in the

game industry and implementing cool features for our game products, come join our

team.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and highly performant backend microservices and APIs.
• Own the maintenance and evolution of key service domains, ensuring reliability, performance, and alignment with long-term technical strategy.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and game teams to translate complex requirements into clear technical deliverables and milestones.
• Optimize infrastructure and runtime costs to deliver a seamless player experience while maintaining operational efficiency.
• Continuously reduce technical debt by driving refactoring efforts, automating workflows, and modernizing legacy systems.

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience designing and building backend systems and microservices using Go (Golang) or Java.
• Strong understanding of transport protocols (HTTP, gRPC) and API design best practices.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.
• Proficiency with both relational (RDBMS) and NoSQL databases, including schema design and query optimization.
• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (e. g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
• Solid grasp of distributed systems concepts and microservice design patterns.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization standards (OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0 JWT).
• Understanding of secure coding best practices and compliance frameworks (e. g., GDPR, SOC 2).
• Experience conducting performance profiling, load testing, and bottleneck analysis.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated an ownership mindset and a product-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.

Bonus Items:

• Passion for gaming and building technology that powers player experiences.
• Experience developing online service platforms or backend systems for AAA games.
• Bonus points for hands-on experience building microservices with Go (Golang).