Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software development, with significant experience building backend systems, web services, or game servers.
- Deep understanding of server architecture, having dealt with performance tuning, concurrency, scalability, and reliability.
- Strong knowledge of PHP, or at least one common server programming language (C#, Python, Java) and ability to very quickly become effective in our PHP codebase.
- Excellent written and spoken English skills.
- Able to proactively communicate progress, flag issues, and ask for help. In meetings, even if you’re the only remote participant, you speak up, stay engaged, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
- You take responsibility for your work. When you implement a feature, you ensure it’s tested, stable, and delivered within the agreed timeframe. If something goes wrong, you’re the first to dive in and fix it. When you encounter blockers, you don’t wait to reach out and find answers.
- Experience debugging complex issues in a live environment, quickly producing robust fixes.
- Thrives in picking up new technologies or diving into large codebases. Whether it’s a new programming language or an unfamiliar codebase, you ramp up quickly and deliver results.
Nice to Have
- Prior experience developing mobile games or similar apps.
- Experience with game engine Unity (C#) and ability to contribute to client-side code.
- Familiarity with live operations, feature flagging, and A/B test design.
- Experience with version control (Git) and build pipelines (Jenkins).
- Understanding of database design, optimization, and query performance (SQL and NoSQL, preferably Couchbase).
- Experience with large player populations or high-traffic systems in production.
