Senior Backend Engineer

Your tasks

• Work directly with clients to understand requirements and translate them into effective backend solutions.
• Design, develop, and improve scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-efficient backend services.
• Collaborate closely with client engineering teams and internal cross-functional teams to deliver projects effectively.
• Quickly understand and work with existing codebases, architectures, and technologies.
• Take ownership of significant backend components and technical workstreams.
• Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to clients and stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot complex backend and production issues and drive them through to resolution.
• Promote engineering best practices and provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
• Contribute to technical designs, documentation, and other engineering initiatives.
• Lead a team or technical workstream when called upon.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study.
• AAA game studio experience.
• Working knowledge of Linux.
• 5+ years of professional experience working with backend systems using Go, Java, or a similar server-side language.
• Extensive experience designing and developing backend services and APIs in production environments.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Experience building microservices and cloud applications using AWS or another public cloud provider.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, performance, and backend architecture.
• Experience building highly scalable services serving large numbers of users.
• Strong understanding of security and backend engineering best practices.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience working with clients or external stakeholders in a technical capacity.
• Ability to adapt quickly to new codebases, technologies, requirements, and development environments
• Comfortable working in an agile environment with distributed teams and tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in using AI coding assistants is required.

Skills:

• Python
• PHP
• Node.js
• Laravel
• C++
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Java
• Rest Api
• Microservices
• Git
• Version Control
• Model Acceleration/Performance Optimization
• System Design & Architecture
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Distributed Systems
• Backend Development
• MongoDB