LEAD BACKEND SERVICES ENGINEER

Location – Austin, TX 

CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

• Join an independent studio that has a long-standing relationship with Call of Duty and Halo franchises
• Work on content for major studios, without having the corporate environment
• Best known for co-developing numerous AAA FPS games, though we are also creating compelling new games of our own.

LEVEL UP WITH THIS CREW

• Exclusive, independent Austin developer comprised of a tightly knit group of experienced, no-nonsense veterans committed to solid work/life balance

• They are a member of Take This. A non-profit that is other launching an initiative to eliminate "crunch" with 5 major studios
• A “work hard, play hard” culture
• Located in Austin, US News ranked it as the #1 place to live in America based on job market, affordability, and quality of life

MAKE AN IMPACT

• Lead a team of backend engineers at a variety of experience levels
• Architect and oversee the construction of modern backend services to power online AAA games
• Be a stakeholder for the backend tech and the architectural decisions that will drive the team's work
• Work with people from different game projects and departments to understand their needs and build out the team's backlog based on these requirements
• Lead by example; 50% hands-on programming, 50% people management
• Mentor other team members and level up the backend services team

SHOW US YOUR SKILLS

• 8+ years of experience in the fields of Computer Science or Software Engineering
• Programming experience in one or more major programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, C/C++, Java)
• Working experience with a CI/CD system (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI)
• Familiarity with container and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with cloud computing systems (AWS, google cloud, etc.)
• Experience with online security (protocols, identity, authorization, vulnerabilities, etc.)
• Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting distributed systems
• Experience leading engineering teams of at least 4 people
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Comfortable synthesizing technical and non-technical objectives
• A systematic and detail-oriented problem-solving approach
• Passionate about learning new technologies and solving hard problems
• A desire to work in a diverse and inclusive environment

BONUS POINTS

• 3 or more shipped products
• Knowledge of game engine architecture
• Experience as a DevOps and/or SRE engineer
• Passion for multiplayer action games