Jam City

Backend Server Engineer

Jam City

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $146,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

AWSDjangoJavaLinuxMySQLNoSQLPython

About the role

  • Takes ownership of features/bugs/issues from conception to run in production.
  • Develops code that is performant, easy to maintain by others and works as intended.
  • Collaborates with all of the game teams including client engineers, game designers, support, and analytics. Your input is highly valued to improve game quality or offer alternatives to meet timelines.
  • Eager to learn new things especially if it solves hard problems or improves the quality of life for a team. There are many exciting cool technologies being evaluated at Jam City including leveraging ML to design new levels and auto-tuning goal requirements/economy.

Requirements

  • Passionate and self-driven! We love engineers who tackle difficult issues and provide innovative, performant solutions!
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Proficient in Python, Java, or similar languages.
  • Understanding of performance implications of caching, networking, storage, and concurrency.
  • Knowledge of web service technologies (e.g. Linux, MySQL, AWS, NoSQL, Django) and best practices.
  • Strong background in computer science concepts: OOP, algorithms and data structures.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or similar experience.
  • Remote work OK -- must be willing to work PST hours.
Benefits
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • Paid Sick Days
  • Kin Care & Holidays*
  • 100% Covered Medical and Company-Sponsored Dental & Vision (Plans Vary)*
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Activities & Programs
  • 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave*
  • Happy Hours
  • Company Events

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
PythonJavaOOPalgorithmsdata structurescachingnetworkingstorageconcurrencyweb service technologies
Soft skills
ownershipcollaborationproblem-solvinginnovationself-driveneagerness to learncommunicationteamworkadaptabilitytime management
Certifications
BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Computer Engineering
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