We are looking for a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about creating next-generation immersive experiences that bring new forms of audience engagement to life in fun and unexpected ways, in original projects that bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds in unique, story-driven ways.
Our ideal candidate is a seasoned technical leader and software engineer with previous experience developing/integrating scalable backend solutions for mobile games. You care deeply about writing beautiful, performant code that will act as the foundation of development for years to come. You also know how to build and lead a team of engineers and mentor them on their career paths. You should enjoy working as part of cross-functional teams to help architect solutions to unique problems that help the entire platform.
QUALIFICATIONS
4+ Years of creating and delivering high-performance APIs
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Advanced knowledge of Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView
Advanced knowledge of PostgreSQL/Ecto
Advanced knowledge of AWS/Docker/Terraform deployment
Experience using Elixir in production at scale
Extensive experience debugging and optimizing backend applications
Experience working with a team of developers, artists and technical leads
Proficiency with Git and GitHub
Excellent oral and written English language skills
Ability to both think high-level and be detail oriented
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the development of and help design the architecture for a greenfield gaming platform
Convert complex requirements into elegant working software
Architect and maintain key infrastructure
Work closely with the User Experience Design Team to design and implement new concepts and features
Work closely with the Client Engineering team to design and integrate internal and external APIs
Collaborate with other engineers to solve problems
Produce code that is clear and concise, and consistent with best-in-class coding standards
Deliver in accordance with prescribed deadlines, on time and with high quality
Self-manage and work in an environment of high autonomy
Participate in and lead code reviews
Work closely with the rest of the engineering team on a day to day basis
Document new features for both internal and external reference
Ability to progress into a position which oversees a small development and engineering team
PREFERENCES
Proficiency with Javascript and HTML/CSS
Experience writing documentation
A thorough understanding of development from design to deployment
Agile methodology experience
Experience with other functional programming languages