Build and maintain production-quality backend game services
Directly manage and lead several engineers, providing support, technical mentorship, constructive feedback, and career development coaching
Collaborate daily with a cross-disciplinary team to design and build the services-driven features for the game (including sessions, matchmaking, and progression)
Effectively write clear, concise, and accurate technical documentation and email communication, with the ability to summarize complex topics and achieve alignment across multiple teams
Calmly deal with production incidents, participating in an on-call rotation after launch

Requirements

Production experience designing and building backend game services
Ability to communicate with customers of different technical and non-technical backgrounds to help them navigate technology and achieve their goals
Experience leading (direct management, mentoring, or guiding) engineers
Ability to diagnose complex system failures using logging and metrics
Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in Rust
Embrace a “we” culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator
Experience with “games as a service” online game development (nice-to-have)
Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in C++ (nice-to-have)
Working knowledge of Docker, Git, and Linux (including shell scripting and system configuration) (nice-to-have)

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend game servicesRustC++loggingmetricsshell scriptingsystem configuration

Soft Skills

technical mentorshipconstructive feedbackcareer development coachingcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving