4h ago
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
Remote - US & Canada
$125k-$220k / year
full-timesenior Remotegaming
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll design and implement large-scale, highly available backend microservices for Sky: Children of the Light, serving millions of concurrent players. You'll improve quality through code reviews, testing, and collaboration with distributed teams. You'll strike a balance between speed and quality in a live game environment.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Design and implement large-scale backend microservices
- Monitor system health and respond to failures
- Improve quality through code reviews and testing
- Collaborate with Gameplay, Engine, and Ops teams
📋 Requirements
- 8+ years experience with distributed web services
- Fluency in Erlang/Elixir and Go
- Proficiency with Linux, CI/CD, and GitOps
- Understanding of caching and distributed systems tradeoffs
✨ Nice to Have
- Shareable hobby projects relevant to the role
- Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
- Experience with UDP and real-time network code
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 🏖️ Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Two Weeks Winter Break
- 🏥 Medical, dental, vision coverage from day one
- 💰 401k program with company match
- 🧠 Mental health resources including Headspace membership
- 📚 Professional development support
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