Senior backend gaming engineer

An emerging digital studio that develops and publishes smartphone games is looking for a Senior Backend Gaming Engineer. The selected engineer will be responsible for driving the server architecture and development of new features in the upcoming products. The startup has raised over $2mn in funding so far. As an engineer, you will collaborate with the development team in building and enhancing the backend architecture of a robust and scalable puzzle game. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate who is self-motivated and passionate about gaming. This role requires at least 4+ hours of PST time overlap. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Build and develop the backend architecture of the applications 
• Enhance the functionalities of a robust and scalable Puzzle Builder 
• Work across cross-functional teams to lead software development 
• Ability to design features from a gamers perspective 
• Work closely with the engineering teams to build new features and fix bugs efficiently

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of expert-level knowledge of server architecture with high load and multiple concurrent users 
• Strong working experience on AWS services and Python 
• Excellent knowledge of  No-SQL/SQL Databases
• Good knowledge of Cache (Redis/Memcached) and Docker
• Prior work experience on DynamoDB and Redis 
• Working knowledge on Unity and C# is nice to have 
• Good communication and collaboration skills