Senior Backend Engineer, Core Services (Game)

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1 month ago
Type
Full time
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grpc docker aws redis mysql

๐Ÿ“‹ Description

  • Design, implement, maintain backend services for a live mobile game (Go, gRPC, REST).
  • Own gameplay backend subsystems: inventory, IAP, events, leaderboards, messaging.
  • Build liveops-safe systems: remote config, events, campaigns, rollbacks, partial failures.
  • Design backward-compatible APIs and data flows for live clients; handle retries.
  • Diagnose production issues: logs, metrics, traces, DB/Redis state, health, impact.
  • Collaborate with Unity teams, QA, data, and product to ensure live-service reliability.
  • Improve architecture, visibility, tests, deployment safety, and quality via design and reviews.
  • Participate in incident response and post-launch support for high-volume events.

๐ŸŽฏ Requirements

  • B.S. in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years software engineering, backend focus, high-scale production
  • Experience architecting complex software solutions
  • Experience across the full SDLC from requirements to deployment
  • Proficient in at least two languages: Go, Node.js, C#
  • Understanding of relational databases and basic Unix networking
  • Experience with Docker and containerization
  • Strong initiative and ownership
  • Roll up your sleeves mindset
  • Proficiency in English
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