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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