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
BENEFITS
- Health / Vision / Dental
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays